Computational study reveals that greater knee flexion range reduces anterior cruciate ligament strain during stop-jump landings, highlighting movement strategies for injury prevention.
Key Points
Anterior cruciate ligament strain during stop-jump landings decreases as knee flexion range increases, while quadriceps force shows no strong correlation.
Average peak anterior cruciate ligament strain reached 7.9%, and knee flexion range correlated strongly with tissue strain at r = -0.81 during landing.
Computational modeling combined with motion capture data simulated stop-jump landings, highlighting flexion control to reduce anterior cruciate ligament strain.