The Study of Static Lower Extremity Alignment in Female Athletes with ACL Injury
The aim of the present study was to investigate three important mal-alignments (pronation, tibial torsion and Q angle) as risk factors in ACL tear in professional female athletes. Twenty ACL – injured females (age 24.90 ? 5.75 years, height 167.05 ? 6.58 cm, mass 60.88 ? 5.58 and athletic experience...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Tehran
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Sport Sciences and Health Research |
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| Online Access: | https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_21945_decaa0b2693a9c1671e1df4e530f7c12.pdf |
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| Summary: | The aim of the present study was to investigate three important mal-alignments (pronation, tibial torsion and Q angle) as risk factors in ACL tear in professional female athletes. Twenty ACL – injured females (age 24.90 ? 5.75 years, height 167.05 ? 6.58 cm, mass 60.88 ? 5.58 and athletic experiences 7.70 ? 4.41 years) and 20 uninjured females (age 24.80 ? 5.59 years, height 166.15 ? 6.39 cm, mass 60.20 ? 6.08 and athletic experience 7.00 ? 3.69 years who were the injured females' counterparts based on their age, sport field and injured limb) participated in this study. Navicular drop, tibial torsion and Q angle were measured in both limbs. Mechanism of injury was non-contact in about 90% of cases. In 17 cases (58%), a medial meniscus injury was reported. The findings showed a significant difference in pronation and tibial torsion between groups (P |
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| ISSN: | 2981-0205 |