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Sex Differences in Proximal Control of the Knee Joint.
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Sports Medicine . 2011, Vol. 41 Issue 7, p541-557. 17p. 1 Color Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Following the onset of maturation, female athletes have a significantly higher risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury compared with male athletes. While multiple sex differences in lower-extremity neuromuscular control and biomechanics have been identified as potential risk factors for ACL injury in females, the majority of these studies have focused specifically on the knee joint. However, increasing evidence in the literature indicates that lumbo-pelvic (core) control may have a large effect on knee-joint control and injury risk. This review examines the published evidence on the contributions of the trunk and hip to knee-joint control. Specifically, the sex differences in potential proximal controllers of the knee as risk factors for ACL injury are identified and discussed. Sex differences in trunk and hip biomechanics have been identified in all planes of motion (sagittal, coronal and transverse). Essentially, female athletes show greater lateral trunk displacement, altered trunk and hip ulexion angles, greater ranges of trunk motion, and increased hip adduction and internal rotation during sport manoeuvres, compared with their male counterparts. These differences may increase the risk of ACL injury among female athletes. Prevention programmes targeted towards trunk and hip neuromuscular control may decrease the risk for ACL injuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *KNEE physiology
*STRIATED muscle physiology
*PELVIC physiology
*QUADRICEPS muscle physiology
*HIP joint physiology
*PATELLOFEMORAL joint physiology
*TORSO physiology
*ANTERIOR cruciate ligament injury prevention
*ANTERIOR cruciate ligament injuries
*LUMBAR vertebrae physiology
*BUTTOCKS
*ANALYSIS of variance
*ASTHENIA
*BIOMECHANICS
*EXERCISE physiology
*GROUND reaction forces (Biomechanics)
*RANGE of motion of joints
*JUMPING
*KNEE injuries
*LIGAMENT injuries
*ADDUCTION
*MEDLINE
*MUSCLE contraction
*MUSCLES
*NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
*ONLINE information services
*POSTURE
*RESEARCH funding
*ROTATIONAL motion
*RUNNING
*SEX distribution
*EVIDENCE-based medicine
*NEUROMUSCULAR system
*PHYSICAL training & conditioning
*BODY movement
*ABDUCTION (Kinesiology)
*PHYSIOLOGY
*INJURY risk factors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01121642
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sports Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 64494391
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2165/11589140-000000000-00000