Two-dimensional knee valgus displacement as a predictor of patellofemoral pain in adolescent females
Two-dimensional knee valgus displacement as a predictor of patellofemoral pain in adolescent females
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DOI:
10.1111/sms.12633
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发表时间:
2017-02-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Delahunt, E.
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作者:
Holden, S.;Boreham, C.;Delahunt, E.
Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a prevalent lower limb musculo-skeletal injury in adolescent females. Female athletes with PFP display increased frontal plane knee joint motion in comparison to control subjects. The current investigation aimed to determine prospectively whether two-dimensional knee valgus displacement during landing could predict the risk of developing PFP. Seventy-six injury-free adolescent female athletes (age = 12.9 +/- 0.35 years) participated. At baseline participants performed three drop vertical jump trials from a 31-cm box. A standard video camera was used to record frontal plane knee joint kinematics. Over the 24-month follow-up, eight participants developed PFP, as diagnosed by a Chartered Physiotherapist. Knee valgus displacement was significantly increased in those who developed PFP compared to those who did not (mean difference = 7.79 degrees; P = 0.002; partial eta squared = 0.07). Knee valgus displacement >= 10.6 degrees predicted PFP with a sensitivity of 0.75 and specificity of 0.85. The associated positive likelihood ratio was 5. These results have clinical utility suggesting that two-dimensional analysis could be implemented to screen for increased risk of PFP in adolescent female athletes.