Knee Ligament Moment Arms Scale with Epicondylar Width and Might Contribute to Ligament Injuries in Females
These findings support our hypothesis that females have smaller varus-valgus ligament moment arms compared with males, which could contribute to the higher rate of female ligament injuries compared with males.
Authors
- M. Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4918-1389)
- Nynke B. Rooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-7404)
- Thor F. Besier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0818-7554)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003667
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01