GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUADRICEPS MVIC AND HAMSTRING TO QUADRICEPS RATIO

Authors

  • William P. Ebben
  • Nicholas Long
  • Rustin Clewien
  • Joseph A. Davies

Keywords:

ACL, injury prevention, gender

Abstract

No previous research has evaluated the relationship between degree of Q activation and its’ effect on H:Q ratio, despite the fact that Q dominance and low H:Q ratios are thought to increase the risk of H and ACL injury (Baratta et al., 1988; Hewitt et al., 2001). Compared to males, females may be at greater risk, due to higher Q co-activation (Colliander and Tesch, 1989; White et al., 2003). The purpose of this study was to evaluate gender differences in the relationship between Q activation and it’s effect on H:Q ratios.

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Published

2007-10-28

Issue

24 International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports (2006)

Section

Muscle-Skeleton-Mechanics

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