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Gender-Specific Anterior Cruciate Ligament – Gait Forces, Bharadwaj Cheruvu, Amy Neidhard-Doll, Tarun Goswami
Gender-Specific Anterior Cruciate Ligament – Gait Forces, Bharadwaj Cheruvu, Amy Neidhard-Doll, Tarun Goswami
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The purpose of this study was to investigate gender-based differences in gait biomechanics and to evaluate those effects on forces generated on the ACL during walking. Estimation of gender-specific ACL forces in the frontal plane can provide a better understanding of the biomechanical patterns underlying higher female injury risk. The present study used a sample from the Fels Longitudinal Study to test the hypothesis that there are significant gender-differences in frontal plane ACL loading during walking. A cross-sectional sample of 178 participants, including 79 males and 99 females was used to evaluate differences in gait kinetics. Females walked at higher …