Article

Clinical screening to assess knee biomechanical dysfunctions and its
comorbidities has been of interest for researchers and clinicians in recent
years. Although research in the area of knee injury mechanics has elucidated some
of the biomechanical predisposing factors that lead to knee injury, clinicians
are still puzzled on how to translate these findings to their clinical practice.
Highly instrumented, costly equipment and time-consuming data analyses are some
of the difficulties of using 3-dimensional biomechanical analysis in the clinic.
However, several biomechanical lower-extremity assessment tools are available and
feasible to use in the clinic to guide proper clinical decision making that may
impact prevention of knee injuries in the physically active population. The
purpose of this article was to review screening techniques for assessment of
lower extremity biomechanics and to translate these findings to clinical practice
and to bridge the gap between basic science and clinical application. After
reading this article, clinicians should be able to (1) identify lower-extremity
factors related to knee injury, (2) appropriately select functional tasks to
evaluate patients, and (3) make intervention recommendations or appropriate
referral to address altered lower-extremity biomechanics related to knee injury.
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