Title of Submission
Impact of Sex and Lace-Up Ankle Brace on Knee Biomechanics During a Single-Leg Cut
Degree Program
Kinesiology, MS
Major Advisor Name
Tyler Brown
Type of Submission
Scholarly Poster
Abstract
Ankle braces effectively limit harmful ankle motions, but may produce hazardous alterations in knee biomechanics. This study determined how four ankle braces (ankle roll guard (ARG), lace-up brace, non-elastic tape, control) impact knee biomechanics during a single-leg cut, and whether the impact differs between sexes. With the lace-up brace, females increased peak abduction angle 2.5º compared to control (p=0.008), whereas, males decreased peak internal rotation moment compared to control (p=0.006) and tape (p=0.002) conditions. During the cut, males exhibited greater knee internal rotation compared to females (p=0.010), but only with ARG (p=0.009), tape (p=0.005), and control (p=0.002) conditions.
Funding Information
Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM)