Evaluation of a two dimensional analysis method as a screening and evaluation tool for anterior cruciate ligament injury

• Published in: British journal of sports medicine Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 355 - 362
• Main Authors: McLean, S G, Walker, K, Ford, K R, Myer, G D, Hewett, T E, van den Bogert, A J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine 01.06.2005; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ Group
• Subjects: ACL; Adult; anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Athletic Injuries - prevention & control; Basketball - injuries; Biomechanical Phenomena; degrees of freedom; Dimensional analysis; DOF; Female; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; injury; Kinematics; Knee; Knee Injuries - prevention & control; Knee Joint - anatomy & histology; knee valgus; Ligaments; Male; Methods; neuromuscular control; Original; Program Evaluation; Range of Motion, Articular; Research methodology; RMS; root mean square; Sports injuries; Studies; three dimensional; two dimensional; Video Recording - methods

Background: Increased knee valgus predicts the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, particularly in women. Reducing injury rates thus relies on detecting and continually evaluating people with relatively large valgus motions. Objectives: To examine the potential of a two dimensional (2D)...