A biomechanical analysis of the knee during jump landing

This paper discussed jump landing activity that is a frequently performed task in volleyball, badminton smash and basketball game that may lead to injury if the wrong landing techniques have been used. The Qualysis Track Manager software, Oqus camera system and Delsys were used to record and analyze the performance. Eight male and eight female, aged 20 to 25 years, were selected in the study. The result shows that the female subjects have a greater GRF than the male subjects for these three sports. In addition, female subjects landed with lesser knee flexion angles. It is concluded that the male subjects have better strategies in jump landing that prevent them from having serious ACL injuries when compared to female subjects.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:sport games biological and medical sciences training science
Published in:ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive (Konstanz)
Language:English
Published: Melbourne International Society of Biomechanics in Sports 2012
Online Access:http://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/cpa/article/viewFile/5280/4854
Volume:30
Issue:1
Pages:265-268
Document types:congress proceedings
Level:advanced