Effects of Sex on Compensatory Landing Strategies Upon Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Effects of Sex on Compensatory Landing Strategies Upon Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
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DOI:
10.2519/jospt.2011.3591
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发表时间:
2011-08-01
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Hewett, Timothy E.
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作者:
Paterno, Mark V.;Schmitt, Laura C.;Hewett, Timothy E.
STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory, cross-sectional, cohort design.OBJECTIVE: To determine if a sex-specific pattern of lower limb asymmetries is present during a drop vertical jump (DVJ) maneuver at the time of return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.BACKGROUND: A high incidence of second ACL injury is reported after reconstruction; however, the underlying mechanisms of this injury are unclear. While asymmetrical dynamic loading patterns predictive of primary ACL injury in healthy female athletes were observed in female ath etes 2 years after ACL reconstruction, it is unknown if similar asymmetries are present in male athletes after ACL reconstruction at the time of return to sport.METHODS: A total of 98 participants were included in the study, 56 of whom had unilateral ACL reconstruction (35 female, 21 male) and had been released to return to unrestricted level land 2 sports, and 42 of whom were uninjured, activity-matched control participants (29 female, 13 male). Lower extremity kinetic data were analyzed during a bilateral drop vertical jump maneuve from a 31-cm box. Peak vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) was calculated during the landing phase of the drop vertical jump and normalized to body weight (BW). A 2-by-2-by-2 analysis of variance was used to determine differences between side (involved versus uninvolved), group (ACL reconstruction versus control), and sex (female versus male) for the peak VGRF.RESULTS: A significant side-by-group interaction for peak VGRF (P=.002) was observed during the landing phase of the drop vertical jump in the entire cohort. The involved limb of the ACL reconstructed group displayed significantly lower VGRF (mean +/- SD, 1.77 +/- 0.35 BW) than the uninvolved limb (2.2 +/- 0.4 BW, P