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  • Biomechanics and Sports Medicine
  • Motion Analysis Technology

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  • Traditional motion analysis is impractical for widespread anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk screening.
  • The Kinect V2 offered a portable solution, but has been succeeded by the Azure Kinect.
  • Assessing knee biomechanics during dynamic movements like the drop vertical jump (DVJ) is crucial for identifying ACL injury risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the accuracy of the Azure Kinect in assessing key knee angles during DVJ compared to the Kinect V2.
  • To determine if the Azure Kinect is a reliable successor to the Kinect V2 for ACL injury risk screening.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty-nine participants performed DVJs while simultaneously recorded by Azure Kinect and Kinect V2 systems.
  • Software analyzed kinematic data to extract initial coronal, peak coronal, and peak sagittal knee angles.
  • Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess agreement between the two motion capture systems.

Main Results:

  • Poor agreement (ICC 0.135-0.446) was found between Azure Kinect and Kinect V2 for initial and peak coronal knee angles.
  • Moderate agreement (ICC 0.608-0.655) was observed for peak sagittal knee angles between the two systems.
  • Despite superior continuous angle tracking, the Azure Kinect did not reliably replicate Kinect V2 measurements for DVJ analysis.

Conclusions:

  • The Azure Kinect is currently not a reliable replacement for the Kinect V2 in assessing specific knee angles during DVJ for ACL injury risk.
  • Further research and alternative motion analysis systems are needed for accurate and accessible ACL injury risk screening.
  • The findings highlight the importance of system validation before clinical adoption in sports injury prevention.