Changes in lower limb biomechanics across various stages of maturation and implications for ACL injury risk in female athletes: a systematic review
Key Points
There was strong evidence for post-pubertal female athletes to have higher peak knee abduction angle compared with pre-pubertal athletes.
There was strong evidence for post-pubertal athletes to have higher peak external knee abduction moment and internal rotation moment compared with pre-pubertal athletes.
There was strong evidence for pre-pubertal athletes to have higher relative vertical ground reaction force compared with post-pubertal athletes.
It is recommended that future research should explore the changes in jump-landing biomechanics across hip and ankle joints in addition to the knee joint across various maturity levels in female athletes.
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences junior sports |
| Published in: | Sports Medicine |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02022-3 |
| Volume: | 54 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Pages: | 1851-1876 |
| Document types: | literature analysis |
| Level: | advanced |