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Longitudinal Sex Differences During Landing In Knee Abduction In Young Athletes, Kevin R. Ford, Robert Shapiro, Gregory D. Meyer, Antonie J. Van Den Bogert, Timothy E. Hewett
Longitudinal Sex Differences During Landing In Knee Abduction In Young Athletes, Kevin R. Ford, Robert Shapiro, Gregory D. Meyer, Antonie J. Van Den Bogert, Timothy E. Hewett
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Purpose—
The objective of this study was to determine if biomechanical and neuromuscular risk factors related to abnormal movement patterns increased in females, but not males, during the adolescent growth spurt.
Methods—
315 subjects participated in two testing sessions approximately one year apart. Male and female subjects were classified based on their maturation status as pubertal or post-pubertal.Three trials of a drop vertical jump (DVJ) were collected. Maximum knee abduction angle and external moments were calculated during the DVJ deceleration phase using a 3D motion analysis system. Changes in knee abduction from the first to second year were compared among …