BACKGROUND Jump landing is a complex movement in sports. While competing and practicing, athletes frequently perform multi-planar jump landing. Anticipatory muscle activity could influence the amount of knee flexion and prepare the knee for dynamic weight bearing such as landing tasks. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to examine knee muscle function and knee flexion excursion as at...

In this retrospective investigation we have determined the rate and types of knee injuries among Swedish ice hockey players, and related these data to the use of knee braces. Thirty-seven of the originally selected 50 hockey teams (74%) of elite or first division calibre took part in the study, and 600 players answered a questionnaire. A total of 254 previous knee injuries sustained while playi...

Background: We assessed the functional outcome of patient following ACL reconstruction using quadrupled hamstring autograft.Methods: In this case series 21 patients who had insufficiency underwent arthroscopic assisted autograft from November 2019 to March 2021. The was with Lyscholm Knee Scoring System and IKDC score.Results: injury predominant in males. A larger percentage cases operated less...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: OA: Osteoarthritis; TKA: Total Knee Arthroplasty; KOA: Knee Osteoarthritis; WOMAC: Western Ontario Master Universities; KOOS: Knee Injury Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; KSS: Knee Society Score; OKS: Oxford Knee Score; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale; CPM: Continuous Passive Motion; NMES: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation; ROM: Range of M...

We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of 68 patients who had been referred with an injury to the posterolateral corner of the knee to a specialist knee surgeon between 2005 and 2009. These injuries were diagnosed based on a combination of clinical testing and imaging and arthroscopy when available. In all, 51 patients (75%) presented within 24 hours of their injury with a mean presen...

Dugan SA: Sports-related knee injuries in female athletes: What gives? Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2005;84:122–130. Knee injuries occur commonly in sports, limiting field and practice time and performance level. Although injury etiology relates primarily to sports specific activity, female athletes are at higher risk of knee injury than their male counterparts in jumping and cutting sports. Particula...