Do athletes alter their running mechanics after an Achilles tendon rupture?

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-017-0235-0" target="_blank" >https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-017-0235-0</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13047-017-0235-0" target="_blank" >10.1186/s13047-017-0235-0</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Do athletes alter their running mechanics after an Achilles tendon rupture?

Original language description

Background: Over the past thirty years, there has been dramatic increase in incidence of Achilles tendon rupture in the athletic population. The purpose of this study was to compare the lower extremity mechanics of Achilles tendon ruptured runners with healthy controls.Methods: The participants with a past history of an Achilles tendon repair (n =11) and healthy control (n = 11) subgroups were matched on sex, age, type of regular physical activity, mass, height, footfall pattern and lateral dominancy. Running kinetics and kinematics of the ankle, knee and hip were recorded using a high-speed motion capture system interfaced with a force platform. Achilles tendon length was measured using ultrasonography. Main outcome measures were lower extremity joint angles and moments during stance phase of running and Achilles tendon lengths.Results: Athletes from Achilles tendon group had an affected gastro-soleus complex. Athletes with history of Achilles tendon rupture had reduced ankle range of motion during second half of the stance phase of running (Δ7.6°), an overextended knee during initial contact (Δ5.2°) and increased affected knee range of motion (Δ4.4°) during the first half of stance phase on their affected limb compared to the healthy control group. There was a 22% increase in the maximal hip joint moment on contralateral side of the Achilles tendon group compared to the healthy controls.Conclusion: These results suggest a compensation mechanism, relatively extended knee at initial ground contact against the deficit in the muscle-tendon complex of the triceps surae. Overextension during sporting activities may place the knee at risk for further injury. Avoidance of AT lengthening and plantarflexion strength deficit after surgery and during rehabilitation might help to manage AT rupture since these factors may be responsible for altered running kinematics

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

ISSN

1757-1146

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

53

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

1-8

UT code for WoS article

000416210700002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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