Hip extension, knee flexion paradox: A new mechanism for non-contact ACL injury
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Sandra J. Shultz, Professor and Chair (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Considering that an athlete performs at-risk sports activities countless times throughout the course of his or her career prior to the instance of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, one may conclude that non-contact ACL injury is a rare event. Nevertheless, the overall number of non-contact ACL injuries, both in the US and worldwide, remains alarming due to the growing number of recreational and professional athletes participating in high-risk activities. To date, numerous non-contact ACL injury mechanisms have been proposed, but none provides a detailed picture of sequence of events leading to injury and the exact cause of this injury remains elusive. In this perspective article, we propose a new conception of non-contact ACL injury mechanism that comprehensively integrates risk factors inside and outside the knee joint. The proposed mechanism is robust in the sense that it is biomechanically justifiable and addresses a number of confounding issues related to ACL injury.
Hip extension, knee flexion paradox: A new mechanism for non-contact ACL injury
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Biomechanics. 2011; 44(4):577-85
- Language: English
- Date: 2011
- Keywords
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), Injury, Mechanism, Quadriceps, Valgus