Are Altered Kinematics in Runners With Patellofemoral Pain Sex Specific?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Altered kinematics have been frequently observed in runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP), and few studies have aimed to understand the influence of sex on kinematics of this population. The aim of this study was to investigate whether altered hip and knee kinematics in runners with PFP are sex specific.

Hypothesis

Kinematics will be different between female and male runners with and without PFP.

Study design

Case-control study.

Level of evidence

Level 2.

Methods

Eighty-four runners were divided into 4 groups: 42 runners with PFP (20 women, 22 men) and 42 asymptomatic runners (21 women, 21 men). Three-dimensional gait analyses of the hip in the frontal and transverse plane and the knee in the frontal plane were analyzed at self-selected runni

SUBMITTER: Luz BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9631037 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature