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Relationship between leg and foot alignment and dynamic knee valgus during single-leg squat, single-leg drop landing and cutting tasks

1 Graduate School of Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan 2 Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan Background Biomechanical studies ...
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Biomechanics study connects foot arch function to athletic performance

University of Rhode Island alumna Catherine "Dolly" Cairns measures former URI women's basketball team forward Maye Toure's arch before testing her foot biomechanics in the Ryan Center on URI's ...
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The relationship of lower extremity alignments and anterior knee laxity to knee translations during a vertical drop landing

Background Lower extremity alignment (LEA) measures have been linked to non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. High deceleration movements have been implicated in non-contact ACL ...