Information about project titled 'The correlation between two-dimensional video analysis and subjective assessment in evaluating knee control among elite female team handball players'
The correlation between two-dimensional video analysis and subjective assessment in evaluating knee control among elite female team handball players
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| Project status: | Published |
| Project manager: | Silje Stensrud |
| Supervisor(s): | Tron Krosshaug, Grethe Myklebust |
| Coworker(s): | Eirik Kristianslund, Roald Bahr |
Description
Poor frontal plane knee control has been shown to be a risk factor for ACL injuries in ball/team sports. It is necessary to develop simple tests that can identify players with poor knee control and among other factors be able to optimize preventive training programs.
The present study investigated the correlation between a two-dimensional (2D) video analysis and subjective assessment performed by one physiotherapist, in evaluating knee control. We also tested the correlation between three simple clinical tests, using both methods. Hundred and eighty-six female elite team handball players completed three tests; single-leg squat (SLS), single-leg vertical drop jump (SLVDJ) and two-leg vertical drop jump (VDJ).
A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) showed good to excellent agreement between 2D video analysis and subjective assessment for SLS and VDJ (Area under the ROC curve (AUC) 0.83 to 0.89), but not for SLVDJ (AUC 0.65 to 0.76). Poor knee control was detected in 25-40% of the players using SLS and VDJ. In contrast, the SLVDJ test identified less than 1% to have poor knee control, suggesting that this test is inadequate. The correlation between the SLS and VDJ tests was found to be low, suggesting that these tests identified different subjects with poor knee control. These results indicate that subjective assessment can be used to screen for poor knee control and that both SLS and VDJ tests should be used in screening athletes for poor knee control.