A qualitative screening tool to identify athletes with ‘high-risk’ movement mechanics during cutting: The cutting movement assessment score (CMAS)

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Dos’Santos, T., McBurnie, A., Donelon, T., Thomas, C., Comfort, P. and Jones, P.A. 2019. A qualitative screening tool to identify athletes with ‘high-risk’ movement mechanics during cutting: The cutting movement assessment score (CMAS). Physical Therapy in Sport. 38 (2019), pp. 152-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.05.004
AuthorsDos’Santos, T., McBurnie, A., Donelon, T., Thomas, C., Comfort, P. and Jones, P.A.
Abstract

Objective
To assess the validity of the cutting movement assessment score (CMAS) to estimate the magnitude of peak knee abduction moments (KAM) against three-dimensional (3D) motion analysis, while comparing whole-body kinetics and kinematics between subjects of low (bottom 33%) and high CMASs (top 33%).

Design
Cross-sectional study.

Setting
Laboratory.

Participants
Forty-one participants (soccer, rugby, netball, and cricket).

Main outcome measures
Association between peak KAM and CMAS during a 90° cut. Comparison of 3D whole-body kinetics and kinematics between subjects with low (bottom 33%) and high CMASs (top 33%).

Results
A very large significant relationship (ρ = 0.796, p < 0.001) between CMAS and peak KAM was observed. Subjects with higher CMASs displayed higher-risk cutting postures, including greater peak knee abduction angles, internal foot progression angles, and lateral foot plant distances (p ≤ 0.032, effect size = 0.83–1.64). Additionally, greater cutting multiplanar knee joint loads (knee flexion, internal rotation, and abduction moments) were demonstrated by subjects with higher CMASs compared to lower (p ≤ 0.047, effect size = 0.77–2.24).

Conclusion
The CMAS is a valid qualitative screening tool for evaluating cutting movement quality and is therefore a potential method to identify athletes who generate high KAMs and “high-risk” side-step cutting mechanics.

KeywordsAnterior cruciate ligament ; Knee abduction moment ; Injury screening; Injury-risk profile
Year2019
JournalPhysical Therapy in Sport
Journal citation38 (2019), pp. 152-161
PublisherElsevier
ISSN1466-853X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.05.004
Official URLhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.05.004
Publication dates
Online23 May 2019
Publication process dates
Accepted20 May 2019
Deposited12 Apr 2021
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