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Gender differences in the kinematics of unanticipated cutting in young athletesKevin R Ford
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 10001 Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:124-9. 2005..The hypotheses were that female athletes would display increased knee abduction, increased ankle eversion and decreased knee flexion during the unanticipated cutting maneuver compared with males...
Longitudinal effects of maturation on lower extremity joint stiffness in adolescent athletesKevin R Ford
Cincinnati Children s Hospital, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Am J Sports Med 38:1829-37. 2010..Yearly changes in active joint stiffness may help explain when neuromuscular sex differences emerge in adolescent athletes that may relate to increased anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in females...- Neuromuscular training techniques to target deficits before return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionGregory D Myer
Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
J Strength Cond Res 22:987-1014. 2008..This algorithmic approach may improve the potential for athletes to return to sport after ACL reconstruction at the optimal performance level and with minimized risk of reinjury... - Biomechanics laboratory-based prediction algorithm to identify female athletes with high knee loads that increase risk of ACL injuryGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, and Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Br J Sports Med 45:245-52. 2011..The purpose of this study was to employ sensitive laboratory (lab-based) tools to determine predictive mechanisms that underlie increased KAM during landing... - Maturation leads to gender differences in landing force and vertical jump performance: a longitudinal studyCarmen E Quatman
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Am J Sports Med 34:806-13. 2006..The absence of similar adaptations in female athletes may be related to the increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury... - New method to identify athletes at high risk of ACL injury using clinic-based measurements and freeware computer analysisGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, and Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Br J Sports Med 45:238-44. 2011..High knee abduction moment (KAM) landing mechanics, measured in the biomechanics laboratory, can successfully identify female athletes at increased risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury... 
Longitudinal sex differences during landing in knee abduction in young athletesKevin R Ford
Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:1923-31. 2010..The objective of this study was to determine whether biomechanical and neuromuscular risk factors related to abnormal movement patterns increased in females, but not males, during the adolescent growth spurt...- No association of time from surgery with functional deficits in athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: evidence for objective return-to-sport criteriaGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, 3333 Burnet Ave MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Am J Sports Med 40:2256-63. 2012..Temporal guidelines for return to sport may not accurately identify impaired strength and neuromuscular control, which are associated with increased risk for second injury (contralateral and/or ipsilateral limb) after ACLR in athletes... - Landing adaptations following isolated lateral meniscectomy in athletesKevin R Ford
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 19:1716-21. 2011..We hypothesized that following lateral meniscectomy, athletes aged 14-25 years old would demonstrate altered landing biomechanics compared to sex, age, height, weight, and sport-matched controls... - Preparticipation physical examination using a box drop vertical jump test in young athletes: the effects of puberty and sexTimothy E Hewett
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Clin J Sport Med 16:298-304. 2006..This fact may underlie neuromuscular imbalances related to increased risk of injury in females. The hypothesis: female athletes would demonstrate mismatched landing force to power production compared with males... - Specialized neuromuscular training to improve neuromuscular function and biomechanics in a patient with quiescent juvenile rheumatoid arthritisGregory D Myer
Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Phys Ther 85:791-802. 2005..The purpose of this case report is to describe a novel multidisciplinary approach for evaluating and preparing a patient with quiescent juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) for safe sports participation... - The effects of generalized joint laxity on risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury in young female athletesGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Am J Sports Med 36:1073-80. 2008..Women who participate in high-risk sports suffer anterior cruciate ligament injury at a 4- to 6-fold greater rate than men... - The effects of gender and pubertal status on generalized joint laxity in young athletesCarmen E Quatman
Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Sci Med Sport 11:257-63. 2008..Structural and physiological changes that occur during puberty such as alterations in passive joint restraints, may affect the type, severity and incidence of injuries in the maturing adolescent population... - Longitudinal assessment of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors during maturation in a female athlete: a case reportGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Athl Train 44:101-9. 2009..To present a unique case of a young pubertal female athlete who was prospectively monitored for previously identified anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk factors for 3 years before sustaining an ACL injury... - Clinical correlates to laboratory measures for use in non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury risk prediction algorithmGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 25:693-9. 2010..The hypothesis was that clinically obtainable correlates derived from the highly predictive laboratory-based models would demonstrate high accuracy to determine high knee abduction moment status... - Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: criteria-based progression through the return-to-sport phaseGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 36:385-402. 2006.... - Biomechanical measures of neuromuscular control and valgus loading of the knee predict anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in female athletes: a prospective studyTimothy E Hewett
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Cincinatti Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Am J Sports Med 33:492-501. 2005..Female athletes participating in high-risk sports suffer anterior cruciate ligament injury at a 4- to 6-fold greater rate than do male athletes... - Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female athletes: Part 2, a meta-analysis of neuromuscular interventions aimed at injury preventionTimothy E Hewett
Cincinnati Children s Hospital, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Am J Sports Med 34:490-8. 2006.... - Generalized joint laxity associated with increased medial foot loading in female athletesKim D Barber Foss
Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Athl Train 44:356-62. 2009..The relationship between generalized joint laxity and plantar pressure distribution of the foot and the potential implications for lower extremity injury have not been studied... - The incidence and potential pathomechanics of patellofemoral pain in female athletesGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 25:700-7. 2010..We hypothesized that increased dynamic knee abduction measured during preseason biomechanical testing would be increased in those who developed PFP relative to teammates who did not develop PFP... - Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female athletes: Part 1, mechanisms and risk factorsTimothy E Hewett
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, OH 45229, USA
Am J Sports Med 34:299-311. 2006..Identification of both extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors associated with the anterior cruciate ligament injury mechanism may provide direction for targeted prophylactic treatment to high-risk individuals... - Effects of sex on compensatory landing strategies upon return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMark V Paterno
Division of Occupational and Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 41:553-9. 2011..Controlled laboratory, cross-sectional, cohort design... - The effects of gender on quadriceps muscle activation strategies during a maneuver that mimics a high ACL injury risk positionGregory D Myer
Division of Sports Medicine and Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati OH 45229, USA
J Electromyogr Kinesiol 15:181-9. 2005..05). The results of this study suggest that females utilize neuromuscular activation strategies which may contribute to "dynamic valgus" and ACL rupture when performing high-risk maneuvers... - Reliability of landing 3D motion analysis: implications for longitudinal analysesKevin R Ford
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:2021-8. 2007..The purpose was to determine the reliability of three-dimensional (3D) lower-extremity kinematic and kinetic variables during landing in young athletes measured within a session and between two sessions 7 wk apart... - Comparison of in-shoe foot loading patterns on natural grass and synthetic turfKevin R Ford
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Sci Med Sport 9:433-40. 2006..Further epidemiological investigation is warranted to determine the effects of playing surfaces on sport specific injury mechanisms... - When to initiate integrative neuromuscular training to reduce sports-related injuries and enhance health in youth?Gregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Curr Sports Med Rep 10:155-66. 2011.... - A comparison of dynamic coronal plane excursion between matched male and female athletes when performing single leg landingsKevin R Ford
Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, OH 45229, USA
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 21:33-40. 2006..The purpose of the current study was to identify gender and task differences in measures that may increase the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury in female basketball and soccer athletes... - Methodological approaches and rationale for training to prevent anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female athletesGregory D Myer
Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Scand J Med Sci Sports 14:275-85. 2004..The purpose of this review is to highlight training components that may reduce ACL injury risk and assess their potential for combined use in performance-oriented protocols... - Decrease in neuromuscular control about the knee with maturation in female athletesTimothy E Hewett
Cincinnati Children s Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:1601-8. 2004..Our hypothesis was that musculoskeletal changes that accompany maturation result in poor neuromuscular control of the knee joint in female athletes... - The effects of plyometric versus dynamic stabilization and balance training on lower extremity biomechanicsGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Am J Sports Med 34:445-55. 2006..The biomechanical effects of plyometric and balance training utilized separately are unknown... - Gender differences in hip adduction motion and torque during a single-leg agility maneuverTimothy E Hewett
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, Division of Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 10001, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
J Orthop Res 24:416-21. 2006..Females also exhibited significantly increased external hip adduction moments during landing 1, however, no differences were found between genders during landings 2 and 3... - Land-Jump Performance in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): A Comparison to Matched ControlsKevin R Ford
Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Int J Rheumatol 2009:478526. 2009..In addition, biomechanical assessment of hip extensor mechanics during dynamic tasks may provide an objective assessment tool to determine overall function in patients with JIA... - Valgus knee motion during landing in high school female and male basketball playersKevin R Ford
Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1745-50. 2003..Prevention of female ACL injury from five times to equal the rate of males would allow tens of thousands of young females to avoid the potentially devastating effects of ACL injury on their athletic careers... - Augmented feedback supports skill transfer and reduces high-risk injury landing mechanics: a double-blind, randomized controlled laboratory studyGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Am J Sports Med 41:669-77. 2013..There is a current need to produce a simple, yet effective method for screening and targeting possible deficiencies related to increased anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk... - Use of an overhead goal alters vertical jump performance and biomechanicsKevin R Ford
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
J Strength Cond Res 19:394-9. 2005..These results indicate that overhead goals may be incorporated during training and testing protocols to alter lower-extremity biomechanics and can increase performance... - Reducing knee and anterior cruciate ligament injuries among female athletes: a systematic review of neuromuscular training interventionsTimothy E Hewett
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, College of Allied Health Sciences, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
J Knee Surg 18:82-8. 2005..It may be that prepubertal or early pubertal female athletes may have the potential to achieve optimal biomechanical changes and the greatest chance of injury-free sports participation throughout their careers... - Biomechanical and performance differences between female soccer athletes in National Collegiate Athletic Association Divisions I and IIIRose Smith
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Athl Train 42:470-6. 2007..The recent increase in women's varsity soccer participation has been accompanied by a lower extremity injury rate that is 2 to 6 times that of their male counterparts... - Dynamic neuromuscular analysis training for preventing anterior cruciate ligament injury in female athletesTimothy E Hewett
Sports Medicine Biodynamic Center, Cincinnati Children s Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Instr Course Lect 56:397-406. 2007.... - Differential neuromuscular training effects on ACL injury risk factors in"high-risk" versus "low-risk" athletesGregory D Myer
Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 8:39. 2007..quot; The hypothesis was that high-risk athletes would decrease knee abduction moments while low-risk and control athletes would not show measurable changes... - The validation of a portable force plate for measuring force-time data during jumping and landing tasksMark S Walsh
Department of Physical Education, Health and Sport Studies, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
J Strength Cond Res 20:730-4. 2006.... - Limb asymmetries in landing and jumping 2 years following anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMark V Paterno
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio 45229, USA
Clin J Sport Med 17:258-62. 2007..We hypothesized that females following ACLR would demonstrate side-to-side differences in landing and jumping kinetics after their return to sport (2+ years) that would not be observed in a group of healthy female controls... - Predictors of sprint start speed: the effects of resistive ground-based vs. inclined treadmill trainingGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Medical Center Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
J Strength Cond Res 21:831-6. 2007..The results of this study indicate that both incline treadmill and resistive ground-based training are effective at improving sprint start speed, although they potentially do so through differing mechanisms... - Reaching kinematics to measure motor changes after mental practice in strokeTimothy E Hewett
Department of Pediatric and Orthoapedic Surgery, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation, University of Cincinnati College, Academic Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Top Stroke Rehabil 14:23-9. 2007..To examine mental practice (MP) efficacy using a new kinematics reaching model... - A prospective functional outcome and motion analysis evaluation of the hip abductors after femur fracture and antegrade nailingMichael Archdeacon
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and The Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
J Orthop Trauma 22:3-9. 2008.... - Neuromuscular training improves performance and lower-extremity biomechanics in female athletesGregory D Myer
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Research Foundation Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
J Strength Cond Res 19:51-60. 2005..The results of this study support the hypothesis that the combination of multiple-injury prevention-training components into a comprehensive program improves measures of performance and movement biomechanics...