A Longitudinal and Cross Sectional Study on Determinants of Knee Alignment for Children and Adolescents.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350856
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Konan University
• Principal Investigator: SOGABE AKITOSHI 甲南大学, スポーツ・健康科学教育研究センター, 准教授 (90388760)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 内反膝 / 外反膝 / 運動習慣 / 運動能力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Knee alignment of 236 adolescents were measured. Gender percentage of the normal knee (NK) was 62.5 %(male) and 63.4%(female), the genu valgum (GVL) was 15.8%(male) and 22.9% (female), and the genu varum (GVM) was 21.7% (male) and 13.7% (female). In addition, there was significant correlation between the GVM and the standing broad jump (r=.254). 493 elementary school students volunteered to complete a survey assessing their exercise habit. As a result, the total time of playing soccer was higher than other sports in a week except physical education class. Future research should keep examining the relationship between hi-impact sports participation and genu varum in children and adolescents.

Free Research Field

スポーツ医学