Open AccessSingle-Joint and Whole-Body Movement Changes in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Athletes Returning to Sport
Author(s) -
Annemie Smeets,
Jasper Verheul,
Jos Vanrenterghem,
Filip Staes,
Hilde Vandenneucker,
Steven Claes,
Sabine Verschueren
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000002308
Subject(s) - kinematics , biceps , vastus medialis , anterior cruciate ligament , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medius , medicine , knee joint , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , athletes , physical therapy , electromyography , anatomy , surgery , physics , classical mechanics
Athletes returning to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) demonstrate prolonged changes in landing kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activation, predisposing them for reinjury, knee osteoarthritis, and/or knee instability. So far, researchers have been focusing on how kinematics and kinetics change in every joint separately. However, as the human body operates within a kinetic chain, we will assess whether single-joint changes are associated with whole-body changes.