DocumentCode
1950064
Title
A biomechanical interpretation of the non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury
Author
Thambyah, A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Chem. & Mater. Eng., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
fYear
2012
fDate
17-19 Dec. 2012
Firstpage
460
Lastpage
464
Abstract
Using readily available video footage of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, captured during televised sporting events, combined with the current knowledge of knee and ACL biomechanics, a novel theoretical description of the mechanism of the injury is developed. It is proposed that the non-contact ACL injury mechanism involves a combination of three factors: (1) a dual-planar eccentric loading of the knee in single-limb-supported landing, (2) extremely rapid quadriceps contraction, and (3) the antagonistic nature of the lines of action between the patella tendon and ACL.
Keywords
biomechanics; bone; injuries; muscle; sport; ACL biomechanics; antagonistic nature action lines; biomechanical interpretation; dual-planar eccentric loading; extremely rapid quadriceps contraction; knee biomechanics; noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury; patella tendon; single-limb-supported landing; sporting events; video footage; gait; injury mechanism; knee joint; ligament injury; quadriceps; sports biomechanics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), 2012 IEEE EMBS Conference on
Conference_Location
Langkawi
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1664-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECBES.2012.6498080
Filename
6498080
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