Publication: Knee joint coordination during single-leg landing in different directions
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2018-01-01
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17526116
14763141
14763141
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Mahidol University
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Sports Biomechanics. (2018)
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Komsak Sinsurin, Roongtiwa Vachalathiti, Sarun Srisangboriboon, Jim Richards Knee joint coordination during single-leg landing in different directions. Sports Biomechanics. (2018). doi:10.1080/14763141.2018.1510024 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/45917
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Knee joint coordination during single-leg landing in different directions
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© 2018, © 2018 International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. Knee joint coordination during jump landing in different directions is an important consideration for injury prevention. The aim of the current study was to investigate knee and hip kinematics on the non-dominant and dominant limbs during landing. A total of 19 female volleyball athletes performed single-leg jump-landing tests in four directions; forward (0°), diagonal (30° and 60°) and lateral (90°) directions. Kinematic and ground reaction force data were collected using a 10-camera Vicon system and an AMTI force plate. Knee and hip joint angles, and knee angular velocities were calculated using a lower extremity model in Visual3D. A two factor repeated measures ANOVA was performed to explore limb dominance and jump direction. Significant differences were seen between the jump directions for; angular velocity at initial contact (p < 0.001), angular velocity at peak vertical ground reaction force (p < 0.001), and knee flexion excursion (p = 0.016). Knee coordination was observed to be poorer in the early phase of velocity-angle plot during landing in lateral direction compared to forward and diagonal directions. The non-dominant limb seemed to have better coordination than the dominant limb during multi-direction jump landing. Therefore, dominant limbs appear to be at a higher injury risk than non-dominant limbs.