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abstractThe
study of predictor’s anthropometric parameters of upper limb
with elbow carrying angle in athletes Daneshmandi Hassan1,
Shahrokhi Hossein2, Pegah Rahmani3,
Nazary Sharif Hossein4 1Faculty
of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 2Kharazmi
University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 3University
of Isfahan, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 4Guilan
University, Faculty of Physical Education
Abstract
The
angle between the arm and the forearm in the frontal plane called the
carrying angle, which has an important role when carrying loads. There
is no more information about carrying angle of athletics in relation to
performance, injuries, abnormalities and anthropometric parameters of
them in literature. The aim of this study is the comparison
of carrying angle in athletic and non-athletic and relationship of
predictor’s anthropometric parameters of upper limb with
elbow carrying angle in athletes. 20 healthy male available athletes
(age 22.25±1.88yr, height 182.78±5.49cm, weight
75.35±3.19 and athletic experience 9.38±3.77yr)
and 20 healthy male non-athletes (age 22.80±2.01yr, height
179.35±6.25cm, weight 71.10±2.30) participated in
this study. Anthropometric variables including shoulder-elbow length,
elbow- wrist length. Arm span was measured by meter and carrying angle
measured by universal goniometer. Data were analyzed by using of
independent t test, correlation test and regression. The
results showed a significant difference between carrying angle in
athletes and non-athletes (p≤0/05). There was also a significant
relation between elbow-wrist length and carrying angle (p≤0/05),
but no significant relation between shoulder-elbow length, arm span and
carrying angle. The results of regression showed that among the
variables shoulder-elbow length, elbow-wrist length and arm span,
shoulder- elbow length was the best predictors of carrying angle.
According to results of this study athletes who have greater forearm
are more exposure carrying angle changes and require special medical
care in upper extremities to maintain normal elbow alignment.
Key
words:carrying
angle, anthropometry, athlete, elbow joint
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