Knee biomechanics
Critical consideration of biomechanical and neuromuscular ACL risk factors
Key collaborators:
Prof. Jos Vanrenterghem - KU Leuven, Belgium
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament is a primary knee stabiliser that is most commonly injured during dynamic team sports e.g. soccer, handball, netball. This research theme focusses on the evaluation of biomechanical and neuromuscular risk factors which are widely believed to be modifiable. Our systematic reviews in each of these areas evaluated the current knowledge and quality of research indicating lack of consensus within the literature.
By challenging athletes performance during dynamic tasks such as sidestepping, jumping and landing and combining this with robust methods and novel techniques we establish new insights into ACL injury risk.
Mark A Robinson
Subject Head of Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning
Teacher, researcher, mentor, work in progress.
Publications
Hamstrings and Quadriceps Weaknesses following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction persist up to 6 Months after Return-to-sport: an Angle-specific Strength Analysis
BACKGROUND Hamstrings and quadriceps strength recovery and restoration of the hamstrings-to-quadriceps ratio (H/Q ratio) is a major …
An ecological dynamics approach to ACL injury risk research: a current opinion
The non-sagittal knee moment vector identifies ‘at risk’ individuals that the knee abduction moment alone does not
Whole-body dynamic stability in side cutting: Implications for markers of lower limb injury risk and change of direction performance
Is knee neuromuscular activity related to anterior cruciate ligament injury risk? A pilot study
Mapping current research trends on neuromuscular risk factors of non-contact ACL injury
Mapping current research trends on anterior cruciate ligament injury risk against the existing evidence: In vivo biomechanical risk factors
Knee and Hip Joint Kinematics Predict Quadriceps and Hamstrings Neuromuscular Activation Patterns in Drop Jump Landings
Effects of treadmill versus overground soccer match simulations on biomechanical markers of anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in side cutting
Dynamic Neuromuscular Control of the Lower Limbs in Response to Unexpected Single-Planar versus Multi-Planar Support Perturbations in Young, Active Adults
How reliable are knee kinematics and kinetics during side-cutting manoeuvres?
Can two-dimensional measured peak sagittal plane excursions during drop vertical jumps help identify three-dimensional measured joint moments?
Impact of Knee Modeling Approach on Indicators and Classification of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk:
How Reliable Are Lower-Limb Kinematics and Kinetics during a Drop Vertical Jump?
The effect of running speed on knee mechanical loading in females during side cutting
