Correlation between Y-balance test scores with knee moments during single-leg landing : implications on anterior cruciate ligament injury risk

• Main Author: Boey, Desmond KaiJie
• Other Authors: Cabral Dos Santos Barbosa, Tiago Manuel
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70032
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The single-leg jump landing accounts for many non-contact ACL injuries in netball. Several factors place females at higher risk than males when performing this movement. Poor neuromuscular control and technique in particular exacerbate the external moments applied to the knee. A combination of high...