Influence of the composition of artificial turf on rotational traction and athlete biomechanics
Wannop JW, Foreman T, Madden R, Stefanyshyn D
Journal of sports sciences · 10 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- In vitro/mechanistic study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Government
- National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Based on 2 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2019-03-28 · J Sports Sci · vol. 37 · issue 16 · pp. 1849–1856
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 19 citations · more than 57% of similar papers · 0.4× the field average
- References
- 39 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Sports injuries and prevention · Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques · Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Keywords
- Traction (geology), Kinematics, Biomechanics, Ankle, Tractive force, Materials science, Orthodontics, Structural engineering, Engineering, Medicine, Mechanical engineering, Physics, Anatomy
- MeSH
- lower extremity, ankle, knee, humans, poaceae, athletic injuries, risk factors, materials testing, surface properties, rotation, sports, floors and floorcoverings, biomechanical phenomena
4 authors
From CA
- John William Wannop · correspondingUniversity of Calgary
- Teague ForemanUniversity of Calgary
- Ryan MaddenUniversity of Calgary
- Darren John StefanyshynUniversity of Calgary
Abstract
Artificial turf advances have enabled surfaces to behave like natural grass, however, debate remains as to whether artificial turf is as safe as natural grass. To reduce injury risk, sport surfaces should have low rotational traction with artificial surfaces having a potential advantage as components can be manipulated to change surface properties and traction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence that different components of artificial turf have on rotational traction and athlete lower extremity joint loading. Twelve surfaces underwent mechanical testing to determine the influence of fibre density, fibre length, infill composition and compaction on rotational traction. Following mechanical testing, Control, Low and High Traction surfaces were selected for biomechanical analysis, where sixteen athletes performed maximum effort v-cuts while kinematic/kinetic data were recorded on each surface. Mechanically, fibre density, type of infill and compaction of the surface each independently influenced traction. The traction differences were substantial enough to alter the athlete kinematics and kinetics. Low traction surfaces reduced ankle and knee loading, while high traction surfaces increased ankle and knee loading . Reducing the rotational traction of sport surfaces is possible through alterations of individual components, which may reduce the joint loading at the knee and ankle joint.
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