Self-reported giving-way episode during a stepping-down task: Case report of a subject with an ACL-deficient knee
Self-reported giving-way episode during a stepping-down task: Case report of a subject with an ACL-deficient knee
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DOI:
10.2519/jospt.2003.33.5.273
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发表时间:
2003-05-01
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Yack, HJ
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作者:
Houck, J;Lerner, A;Yack, HJ
Study Design: Case report.Objective: To describe the knee kinematics and moments of a giving-way trial of a subject with an anterior-cruciate-ligament- (ACL) deficient knee relative to his non-giving-way trials and to healthy subjects during a step-down task.Background: Episodes of giving way are believed to damage joint structures, therefore treatments aim to prevent giving-way episodes, yet few studies document giving-way events.Methods: The giving-way trial experienced by a 32-year-old male subject with ACL deficiency during a step-down task was compared to his non-giving-way trials (n = 5) and data from healthy subjects (n = 20). Position data collected at 60 Hz were combined with anthropometric data and ground reaction force data collected at 300 Hz to estimate knee displacement and 3-dimensional angles and net joint moments.Results: The knee joint displacement was higher during the giving-way trial: from 4% to 32% of stance, reaching 9.0 mm at 18% of stance as compared to 1.6 +/- 0.7 mm for the non-giving-way trials. After 4% of stance, the knee flexion angle of the giving-way trial was 6.6degrees higher than the non-giving-way trials and was associated with a higher knee extension moment. The knee frontal plane moment was near neutral during early stance of the giving-way trial in contrast to the non-giving way and healthy subjects which demonstrated a knee abduction moment.Conclusions: The response of this subject to the giving-way event suggests that higher knee flexion angles may enhance knee stability and, in reaction to the giving-way event, that knee extension moment may increase.