Distal Muscle Imbalance in Girls With and Without Medial Knee Displacement during Double Leg Squat

Knee valgus during dynamic activities can lead to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. The perpuse of this study was to investigate range of motion and isometric strength of ankle joint between gilrs who exhibit medial knee displacement during squat in compraed to control group.

This cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out on forty healthy females (control, 20 ; dynamic knee valgus, 20) with no lower-extremity injury in the past 6 months elected randomly according to inclusion criteria. Peak isometric strength was measured in kilogeram using a hand-held dynamometer and active range of motion was measured in degrees with a goniometer. Independent t- test and Multi-variate analyses of variance were used to determine differences in strength and range of motion between groups (P≤0.05).

The reasults showed dynamic valgus group had the less dorsiflexion range of motion (P=0.000), increased eversion range of motion (P=0.024) and less plantarflexion strength (P=0.000) in compraed to control group.

According to present results interventions focusing on improving strength and range of motion of the ankle may improve kinematics during dynamic activities