P 022 - Loading characteristics of anterior cruciate ligament in target-side knee during golf swing

The combination joint kinematics and kinetics during golf swing suggested that the soft tissue structure of the knee resisting joint compression and internal rotation at low flexion angle may be susceptible for target-side knee injury. Therefore, an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is one of the potential injuries that may occur from excessive and repeated stress resulting from the golf swing. In our previous study [1], we estimated the maximum ACL force of the target-side knee during golf swing as 841.8  ± 437.1 N and the result revealed that fatigue life of ACL could be several thousand.

Source: Gait and Posture - July 18, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Y.H. Kim, T. Purevsuren, B. Khuyagbaatar, K. Kim Tags: Short communication Source Type: research