Comparison of Knee and Hip Kinematics during Landing and Cutting between Elite Male Football and Futsal Players

To design an accurate sport injury prevention program, alterations in the knee and hip kinematic variables involved in injury mechanisms should be known. The main purpose of the current study was to compare knee and hip kinematic variables during landing and cutting among male football and futsal pl...

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Main Authors: Abdolhamid Daneshjoo, Hadi Nobari, Aref Kalantari, Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani, Hamed Abbasi, Miguel Rodal, Jorge Pérez-Gómez, Luca Paolo Ardigò
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Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/606
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author Abdolhamid Daneshjoo
Hadi Nobari
Aref Kalantari
Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani
Hamed Abbasi
Miguel Rodal
Jorge Pérez-Gómez
Luca Paolo Ardigò
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Hadi Nobari
Aref Kalantari
Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani
Hamed Abbasi
Miguel Rodal
Jorge Pérez-Gómez
Luca Paolo Ardigò
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description To design an accurate sport injury prevention program, alterations in the knee and hip kinematic variables involved in injury mechanisms should be known. The main purpose of the current study was to compare knee and hip kinematic variables during landing and cutting among male football and futsal players, and to discuss them within an injury description frame. Twenty football (20.5 ± 2.1 years., 74.5 ± 6.9 kg and 1.79 ± 0.07 m) and twenty futsal players (20.3 ± 2.0 years., 73.5 ± 7.1 kg and 1.78 ± 0.07 m), with at least three years’ experience of playing in the Kerman Province League, participated in this study. Hip flexion, knee flexion and knee valgus angle during two main movements with risk of injury, such as landing and cutting, were measured using a motion capture system with passive markers at 120-Hz sampling frequency. Landing and cutting maneuvers were administered in as natural way as possible. Results showed significant differences in landing and cutting maneuvers between groups in hip flexion, knee flexion and knee valgus angle. Results indicated that footballers have less extension of hip and knee joints than futsal players in landing maneuvers, which may be due to the higher requirement of jumping−landing maneuvers when playing football. In cutting maneuvers, footballers showed less hip and knee flexion than futsal players, whereas the knee valgus angle in cutting maneuvers was lower in futsal players. More information on the injury mechanisms of landing and cutting in football and futsal are needed to improve the design of injury prevention programs.
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spelling doaj.art-689ccf816f554a0ba926dd82272387a42023-11-21T20:20:14ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-05-019560610.3390/healthcare9050606Comparison of Knee and Hip Kinematics during Landing and Cutting between Elite Male Football and Futsal PlayersAbdolhamid Daneshjoo0Hadi Nobari1Aref Kalantari2Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani3Hamed Abbasi4Miguel Rodal5Jorge Pérez-Gómez6Luca Paolo Ardigò7Department of Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman 7616913439, IranHEME Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainDepartment of Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman 7616913439, IranDepartment of Biomechanics, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman 7616913439, IranDepartment of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Sports Sciences Research Institute, Tehran 1587958711, IranBioErgon Research Group, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainHEME Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, School of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Verona, 37131 Verona, ItalyTo design an accurate sport injury prevention program, alterations in the knee and hip kinematic variables involved in injury mechanisms should be known. The main purpose of the current study was to compare knee and hip kinematic variables during landing and cutting among male football and futsal players, and to discuss them within an injury description frame. Twenty football (20.5 ± 2.1 years., 74.5 ± 6.9 kg and 1.79 ± 0.07 m) and twenty futsal players (20.3 ± 2.0 years., 73.5 ± 7.1 kg and 1.78 ± 0.07 m), with at least three years’ experience of playing in the Kerman Province League, participated in this study. Hip flexion, knee flexion and knee valgus angle during two main movements with risk of injury, such as landing and cutting, were measured using a motion capture system with passive markers at 120-Hz sampling frequency. Landing and cutting maneuvers were administered in as natural way as possible. Results showed significant differences in landing and cutting maneuvers between groups in hip flexion, knee flexion and knee valgus angle. Results indicated that footballers have less extension of hip and knee joints than futsal players in landing maneuvers, which may be due to the higher requirement of jumping−landing maneuvers when playing football. In cutting maneuvers, footballers showed less hip and knee flexion than futsal players, whereas the knee valgus angle in cutting maneuvers was lower in futsal players. More information on the injury mechanisms of landing and cutting in football and futsal are needed to improve the design of injury prevention programs.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/606hip flexionknee flexionknee valgus anglerisk of injurypreventioncutting maneuver
spellingShingle Abdolhamid Daneshjoo
Hadi Nobari
Aref Kalantari
Mohammadtaghi Amiri-Khorasani
Hamed Abbasi
Miguel Rodal
Jorge Pérez-Gómez
Luca Paolo Ardigò
Comparison of Knee and Hip Kinematics during Landing and Cutting between Elite Male Football and Futsal Players
Healthcare
hip flexion
knee flexion
knee valgus angle
risk of injury
prevention
cutting maneuver
title Comparison of Knee and Hip Kinematics during Landing and Cutting between Elite Male Football and Futsal Players
title_full Comparison of Knee and Hip Kinematics during Landing and Cutting between Elite Male Football and Futsal Players
title_fullStr Comparison of Knee and Hip Kinematics during Landing and Cutting between Elite Male Football and Futsal Players
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Knee and Hip Kinematics during Landing and Cutting between Elite Male Football and Futsal Players
title_short Comparison of Knee and Hip Kinematics during Landing and Cutting between Elite Male Football and Futsal Players
title_sort comparison of knee and hip kinematics during landing and cutting between elite male football and futsal players
topic hip flexion
knee flexion
knee valgus angle
risk of injury
prevention
cutting maneuver
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/606
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