Knee Control and Jump-Landing Technique in Young Basketball and Floorball Players
Leppänen, Mari; Pasanen, K.; Kulmala, J.-P.; Kujala, Urho M.; Krosshaug, Tron; Kannus, Pekka; Perttunen, J.; Vasankari, T.; Parkkari, J.
Journal article, Peer reviewed
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2016Metadata
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Poor knee alignment is associated with increased loading of the joints, ligaments and tendons, and may increase the risk of injury. The study purpose was to compare differences in knee kinematics between basketball and floorball players during a vertical drop jump (VDJ) task. We wanted to investigate whether basketball players, whose sport includes frequent jump-landings, exhibited better knee control compared with floorball players, whose sport involves less jumping. Complete data was obtained from 173 basketball and 141 floorball players. Peak knee valgus and flexion angles during the VDJ were analyzed by 3D motion analysis.Larger knee valgus angles were observed among basketball players (− 3.2°, 95%CI −4.5 to − 2.0) compared with floorball players (− 0.9°, 95%CI −2.3 to 0.6) (P=0.022). Basketball players landed with a decreased peak knee flexion angle (83.1°, 95%CI 81.4 to 84.8) compared with floorball players (86.5°, 95%CI 84.6 to 88.4) (P=0.016). There were no significant differences in height, weight or BMI between basketball and floorball players. Female athletes exhibited significantly greater valgus angles than males. This study revealed that proper knee control during jump-landing does not seem to develop in young athletes simply by playing the sport, despite the fact that jump-landings occur frequently in practice and games
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