Open AccessDifferences in Hip and Knee Landing Moments across Female Pubertal Development
Author(s) -
Timothy A. Sayer,
Rana S Hinman,
Kade L. Paterson,
Kim L Bennell,
Karine Fortin,
Alessandro Timmi,
Peter Pivonka,
Adam Bryant
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001753
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , knee joint , hip flexion , jumping , lower limb , orthodontics , physical therapy , range of motion , surgery , physiology
The higher prevalence of knee injuries among adolescent females may be related to female pubertal development. The aim of this study was to determine whether girls exhibit higher triplanar knee and hip moments with more advanced pubertal development during a single-limb landing.