Landing mechanics of basketball and volleyball athletes: A kinematic approach

Authors

Bruno Luiz Souza BedoFollow
Guilherme Manna Cesar, University of North FloridaFollow
Vitor Luiz AndradeFollow
Felipe A. Moura
Luiz Vieira
Rodrigo Aquino
Matheus B. Domingos
Paulo Santiago

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Single-leg landing is frequent in basketball and volleyball, two sports with high incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries. The similarity in the number of landings between these sports could be the culprit of the high incidence of injuries. However, the comparison of knee joint motion during landings in both sports has yet to be investigated. This study aimed to contrast the knee kinematics of basketball and volleyball athletes during a single-leg landing task.

Volume

23

Issue

1

First Page

80

Last Page

88

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.5114/hm.2021.104189

Citation Information

Bedo BLS, Cesar GM, Andrade VL, Moura FA, Vieira LHP, Aquino R, Domingos MB, Santiago PRP (2022). Landing mechanics of basketball and volleyball athletes: A kinematic approach. Human Movement, 23(1):80-88. https://doi.org/10.5114/hm.2021.104189