Can a simplified knee abduction moment estimation be used for athlete screening? Implications for ACL injury prevention

Patrick Mai, Kevin Bill, Leon Robertz, Katharina Glöckler, Mireia Claramunt-Molet, Julia Bartsch, Mathias Eggerud, Anniken Pedersen, Lasse Mausehund, Fredrik Sæland, Reidar Bergh Moss, Steffen Willwacher, Uwe Kersting, Ola Eriksrud, Tron Krosshaug

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Abstract

This study aimed to compare a simplified calculation of the knee abduction moment with the traditional inverse dynamics calculation when athletes perform fake-cut maneuvers with different complexities. In the simplified calculation, we multiply the force vector with its lever arm to the knee, projected onto the local coordinate system of the proximal thigh, hence neglecting the inertial contributions from distal segments. We found very strong ranking consistency using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient when using the simplified method compared to the traditional calculation. Independent of the tasks, the simplified
method resulted in higher moments than the inverse dynamics. This was caused by ignoring the moment caused by segment linear acceleration generating a counteracting moment by about 7%. An alternative to the complex calculations of inverse dynamics can be used to investigate the contributions of the GRF magnitude and its lever arm to the knee.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 40th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
EditorsM.A. Robinson, M.J. Lake, V. Baltzopoulos, J. Vanrenterghem
Volume40
Place of PublicationLiverpool, UK
Publication date21.07.2022
Edition1
Pages395-398
Publication statusPublished - 21.07.2022

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