Studies in Sport Medicine

The Relationship between Maximum Lower Extremities Joint Moment with Maximum Vertical Ground Reaction Force during Single Leg Drop Landing

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Faraj Fatahi 1
Ali Sharifnezhad 2
Mohammad Taghi Karimi 3

1 PhD Student of Sports Injury and Corrective Exercises, University of Isfahan

2 Assistant Professor of Sport Biomechanics, Sport Science Research Institute of Iran

3 Associate Professor of Sport Biomechanortopedic, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

https://doi.org/10.22089/smj.2017.3761.1214
Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between maximum lower extremities joint moment with maximum ground reaction force during single leg drop landing. Thirty athletes volunteered to participate in this study. Kinetics and kinematics variables during single leg drop landing were collected by motion analysis and force plate. The results indicated that there was no significant correlation between peak moment of flexion, adduction and rotation of hip and ankle joint with maximum vertical ground reaction force. However, significant correlation was identified between peak moment of knee and subtalar joint with maximum ground reaction force. The findings of this study showed that there is a relationship between vertical ground reaction force and moment of knee and subtalar joint. Therefore, whatever the vertical ground reaction force is higher, the amount of load to this joints is more and can make the joints more susceptible to injury.

Keywords

Moment
Lower Extremities
Vertical Ground Reaction Force
Inverse Dynamics
Single Leg Drop Landing

Subjects

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Studies in Sport Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 22
Fall 2017 & Winter 2018
November 2017
Pages 101-118

  • Receive Date 23 April 2017
  • Revise Date 13 August 2017
  • Accept Date 17 September 2017

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