Female athletes who demonstrate high knee abduction moment landing mechanics have an increased risk for ACL injury and would benefit from neuromuscular training, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Researchers tested 100 female athletes using laboratory-based measures, including the KAM status report. They found that clinically obtainable measures of increased knee valgus, knee flexion range of motion, body mass, tibia length and quadriceps-to-hamstrings ratio predict high KAM status in female athletes.
Physicians can use the results of the KAM status to facilitate interventions for high-risk athletes to prevent injury.
Read the abstract on KAM status testing.
Read other coverage on ACL tears:
- Study: Drill Long Femoral Tunnel for ACL Reconstruction
- Study: Gender Could Influence Likelihood of Dominant Leg ACL Injury
- Study: Knee Reconstructive Surgery Has Positive Short-Term Results in Children
Researchers tested 100 female athletes using laboratory-based measures, including the KAM status report. They found that clinically obtainable measures of increased knee valgus, knee flexion range of motion, body mass, tibia length and quadriceps-to-hamstrings ratio predict high KAM status in female athletes.
Physicians can use the results of the KAM status to facilitate interventions for high-risk athletes to prevent injury.
Read the abstract on KAM status testing.
Read other coverage on ACL tears:
- Study: Drill Long Femoral Tunnel for ACL Reconstruction
- Study: Gender Could Influence Likelihood of Dominant Leg ACL Injury
- Study: Knee Reconstructive Surgery Has Positive Short-Term Results in Children