Sex Differences in Tibiocalcaneal Kinematics

• Authors: Jonathan Sinclair , Paul J. Taylor
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Purpose. Female runners typically suffer more from chronic running injuries than age-matched males, although the exact biome-chanical mechanisms behind the increased susceptibility of female runners are unknown. This study aimed to compare sex differences in tibiocalcaneal kinematics during the stance phase of running. Methods. Twenty male and twenty female participants ran at 4.0 m · s–1. Tibiocalcaneal kinematics were measured using an eight-camera motion analysis system and compared using independent samples t tests. Results. Peak eversion and tibial internal rotation angles were shown to be significantly greater in female runners. Conclusions. based on these observations, it was determined that female runners may be at increased risk from chronic injury development in relation to excessive tibiocalcaneal motions in the coronal and transverse planes.

Keywords

EN

male; female; kinematics; injury

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Human Movement
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 105-109

Dates

received

10 - 2 - 2014

online

15 - 8 - 2014

accepted

5 - 6 - 2014

Contributors

author

Jonathan Sinclair

• School of Sport Tourism and Outdoors, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom

author

Paul J. Taylor

• School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/humo-2014-0010