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Gait screening of a population of young, healthy athletes by means of a portable, low-cost device unveils hidden left-right asymmetries in both quadriceps and anterior cruciate ligament forces.

Nicolò ColomboFrancesca VignagaEleonora SolariMattia MerloAlessandro ManelliDaniela NegriniAndrea Moriondo
Published in: BMC research notes (2019)
Recordings of motion of the lower extremities along with vertical ground reaction force (GRF) were used to quantify coefficients of symmetry for the overall GRF and the forces exerted by the quadriceps femori and acting on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Data show that, in face of a quite homogeneous symmetry of GRF during left and right stance phases of gait, quadriceps and ACL exert and are subjected to left-right asymmetrical forces that might prelude, especially in young athletes, later alterations of gait.
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  • anterior cruciate ligament
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