Modulation of Frontal-Plane Knee Kinematics by Hip-Extensor Strength and Gluteus Maximus Recruitment During a Jump-Landing Task in Healthy Women
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Context:
Abnormal lower extremity kinematics during dynamic activities may be influenced by impaired gluteus maximus function.
Objective:
To examine whether hip-extensor strength and gluteus maximus recruitment are associated with dynamic frontal-plane knee motion during a jump-landing task.
Design:
Exploratory study.
Setting:
Biomechanics laboratory.
Participants:
40 healthy female volunteers.
Main Outcome Measures:
Isometric hip-extension strength was measured bilaterally with a handheld dynamometer. Three-dimensional hip and knee kinematics and gluteus maximus electromyography data were collected bilaterally during a jumplanding test. Data were analyzed with hierarchical linear regression and partial correlation coefficients (α = .05).
Results:
Hip motion in the transverse plane was highly correlated with knee motion in the frontal plane (partial r = .724). After controlling for hip motion, reduced magnitudes of isometric hip-extensor strength (partial r = .470) and peak gluteus maximus recruitment (partial r = .277) were correlated with increased magnitudes of knee valgus during the jump-landing task.
Conclusion:
Hip-extensor strength and gluteus maximus recruitment, which represents a measure of the muscle’s neuromuscular control, are both associated with frontal-plane knee motions during a dynamic weight-bearing task.
The authors are with the Program in Physical Therapy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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