Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy · 1996 · 322 citations · 18 references
Upright PosturePhysical ActivityInjury PreventionFemale AthletesOrthopaedic SurgeryAnterior Cruciate LigamentSport InjuryKinesiologyMuscle InjuryApplied PhysiologySport PhysiologySport ScienceHealth SciencesSport RehabilitationFemale ParticipationKnee InjuriesMusculoskeletal FunctionRehabilitationPhysical TherapyAcl InjuryExercise PhysiologyMusculoskeletal InteractionHuman MovementAthletic TrainingMedicineSport-related Injuries
Female athletic participation has risen sharply, coinciding with a higher incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries. The study aimed to assess whether static postural faults correlate with noncontact ACL injury risk in female athletes. Twenty ACL‑injured and twenty matched controls were evaluated on seven static posture variables, including pelvic, hip, knee positions, hamstring length, subtalar pronation, and navicular drop. Logistic regression identified knee recurvatum, excessive navicular drop, and excessive subtalar pronation as significant predictors of ACL injury, suggesting targeted rehabilitation strategies.
Female participation in athletics has increased dramatically over the last decade. Accompanying the increase in participation in sports is the increase incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between static postural faults in female athletes and the prevalence of noncontact ACL injury. Twenty ACL-injured females and 20 age-matched controls were evaluated. Seven variables were measured: standing pelvic position, hip position, standing sagittal knee position, standing frontal knee position, hamstring length, prone subtalar joint position, and navicular drop test. A conditional step-wise logistic regression analysis revealed the factors of knee recurvatum, an excessive navicular drop, and excessive subtalar joint pronation to be significant discriminators between the ACL-injured and noninjured groups. These findings may have implications regarding rehabilitation techniques in physical therapy.
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The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data
J. Richard Landis, Gary G. Koch · Biometrics · 1977 · 76.3K citations · Full text