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Filtering by: Committee Member Johnson, S. Subject Anterior cruciate ligament -- Wounds and injuries

The Effect of Exercise on the Biomechanical Determinants of Knee Energy Absorption during Single-leg Jump-cuts

Creator:

Pollard, Anne E.

Abstract:

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries are common in a wide variety of sports and most frequently occur during activities requiring rapid deceleration such as landing and cutting. Deceleration of the body's center of mass during movement results primarily from eccentric muscle contraction. This type of contraction serves to absorb energy from...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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part of this process. To Dr. Kim Hannigan-Downs, Dr. Sam Johnson, and Dr. Michelle Odden – thank you