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Effects of Fatigue and Unanticipated Factors on Knee Joint Biomechanics in Female Basketball Players during Cutting
by
Aojie Zhu
Aojie Zhu 1,
Shunxiang Gao
Shunxiang Gao 1,
Li Huang
Li Huang 1,
Hairong Chen
Hairong Chen 2,3,
Qiaolin Zhang
Qiaolin Zhang 2,3,
Dong Sun
Dong Sun 1,*
and
Yaodong Gu
Yaodong Gu 1,*
1
Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
2
Doctoral School on Safety and Security Sciences, Óbuda University, 1034 Budapest, Hungary
3
Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, 6724 Szeged, Hungary
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sensors 2024, 24(14), 4759; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24144759 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 25 June 2024
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Revised: 17 July 2024
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Accepted: 18 July 2024
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Published: 22 July 2024
Abstract
(1) This study examined the impact of fatigue and unanticipated factors on knee biomechanics during sidestep cutting and lateral shuffling in female basketball players, assessing the potential for non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. (2) Twenty-four female basketball players underwent fatigue induction and unanticipated change of direction tests, and kinematic and kinetic parameters were collected before and after fatigue with a Vicon motion capture system and Kistler ground reaction force (GRF) sensor. (3) Analysis using two-way repeated-measures ANOVA showed no significant interaction between fatigue and unanticipated factors on joint kinematics and kinetics. Unanticipated conditions significantly increased the knee joint flexion and extension angle (p < 0.01), decreased the knee flexion moment under anticipated conditions, and increased the knee valgus moment after fatigue (p ≤ 0.05). One-dimensional statistical parametric mapping (SPM1d) results indicated significant differences in GRF during sidestep cutting and knee inversion and rotation moments during lateral shuffling post-fatigue. (4) Unanticipated factors had a greater impact on knee load patterns, raising ACL injury risk. Fatigue and unanticipated factors were independent risk factors and should be considered separately in training programs to prevent lower limb injuries.
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Zhu, A.; Gao, S.; Huang, L.; Chen, H.; Zhang, Q.; Sun, D.; Gu, Y.
Effects of Fatigue and Unanticipated Factors on Knee Joint Biomechanics in Female Basketball Players during Cutting. Sensors 2024, 24, 4759.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s24144759
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Zhu A, Gao S, Huang L, Chen H, Zhang Q, Sun D, Gu Y.
Effects of Fatigue and Unanticipated Factors on Knee Joint Biomechanics in Female Basketball Players during Cutting. Sensors. 2024; 24(14):4759.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s24144759
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Zhu, Aojie, Shunxiang Gao, Li Huang, Hairong Chen, Qiaolin Zhang, Dong Sun, and Yaodong Gu.
2024. "Effects of Fatigue and Unanticipated Factors on Knee Joint Biomechanics in Female Basketball Players during Cutting" Sensors 24, no. 14: 4759.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s24144759
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