ArticleJournal of athletic training2018
Quadriceps Neuromuscular Function and Jump-Landing Sagittal-Plane Knee Biomechanics After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
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- Trunk Biomechanics in Individuals with Knee Disorders: A Systematic Review with Evidence Gap Map and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
- Lower Limb Muscle Size after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Assessment of Quadriceps Corticomotor and Spinal-Reflexive Excitability in Individuals with a History of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- How does anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction affect the functioning of the brain and spinal cord? A systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2021Pooled it
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- Lower-Limb Joint Work Redistribution and Altered Movement Control During Double-Leg Squatting in Patients 6 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Excessive Dynamic Genu Valgum and the Effect on Post-Landing Movement Patterns: A Cross-Discipline Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
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- Acute Prolonged Hamstrings Vibration Reduces Limb Stiffness Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction During a Single-Limb Drop-Jump Task.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025Article
- Bioinspired 3D braided artificial ligament with human-like mechanical properties and self-healing capability.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Abnormal Lower Limb Biomechanics During a Bilateral Vertical Jump Despite the Symmetry in Single-Leg Vertical Hop Height in Athletes After ACL Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Mechanical energy flow analysis in athletes with and without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction during single-leg drop landing.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Quadriceps and Hamstrings Activation Peaks Earlier as Athletes Repeatedly Hop, but There are Differences Depending on ACL Reconstruction Technique.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
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- Quadriceps Activation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The Early Bird Gets the Worm!International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- The Role of Strength-Related Factors on Psychological Readiness for Return to Sport Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A prophylactic lumbosacral brace and the biomechanics of parachute landing.Annals of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Predictive simulation of single-leg landing scenarios for ACL injury risk factors evaluation.PloS one · 2023Article
- Effects of 8-Week Exhausting Deep Knee Flexion Flywheel Training on Persistent Quadriceps Weakness in Well-Trained Athletes Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextAberrant biomechanics may affect force attenuation at the knee during dynamic activities, potentially increasing the risk of sustaining a knee injury or hastening the development of osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Impaired quadriceps neuromuscular function has been hypothesized to influence the development of aberrant biomechanics.
objectiveTo determine the association between quadriceps neuromuscular function (strength, voluntary activation, and spinal-reflex and corticomotor excitability) and sagittal-plane knee biomechanics during jump landings in individuals with ACLR.
designCross-sectional study.
settingResearch laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsTwenty-eight individuals with unilateral ACLR (7 men, 21 women; age = 22.4 ± 3.7 years, height = 1.69 ± 0.10 m, mass = 69.4 ± 10.1 kg, time postsurgery = 52 ± 42 months). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): We quantified quadriceps spinal-reflex excitability via the Hoffmann reflex normalized to maximal muscle response (H : M ratio), corticomotor excitability via active motor threshold, strength as knee-extension maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC), and voluntary activation using the central activation ratio (CAR). In a separate session, sagittal-plane kinetics (peak vertical ground reaction force [vGRF] and peak internal knee-extension moment) and kinematics (knee-flexion angle at initial contact, peak knee-flexion angle, and knee-flexion excursion) were collected during the loading phase of a jump-landing task. Separate bivariate associations were performed between the neuromuscular and biomechanical variables.
resultsIn the ACLR limb, greater MVIC was associated with greater peak knee-flexion angle ( r = 0.38, P = .045) and less peak vGRF ( r = -0.41, P = .03). Greater CAR was associated with greater peak internal knee-extension moment (ρ = -0.38, P = .045), and greater H : M ratios were associated with greater peak vGRF ( r = 0.45, P = .02).
conclusionsGreater quadriceps MVIC and CAR may provide better energy attenuation during a jump-landing task. Individuals with greater peak vGRF in the ACLR limb possibly require greater spinal-reflex excitability to attenuate greater loading during dynamic movements.
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