Stiff landings, core stability, and dynamic knee valgus: a systematic review on documented anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in male and female athletes

J Larwa, C Stoy, RS Chafetz, M Boniello… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common ligament injury of the knee,
accounting for between 100,000 and 200,000 injuries among athletes per year. ACL injuries …

Current trends in the anterior cruciate ligament part II: evaluation, surgical technique, prevention, and rehabilitation

V Musahl, ID Engler, EM Nazzal… - Knee Surgery …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical evaluation and management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the
most widely researched topics in orthopedic sports medicine, giving providers ample data …

Single leg vertical jump performance identifies knee function deficits at return to sport after ACL reconstruction in male athletes

A Kotsifaki, S Van Rossom, R Whiteley… - British journal of sports …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives Vertical jump performance (height) is a more representative metric for knee
function than horizontal hop performance (distance) in healthy individuals. It is not known …

Stiff landings are associated with increased ACL injury risk in young female basketball and floorball players

M Leppänen, K Pasanen, UM Kujala… - … American journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Few prospective studies have investigated the biomechanical risk factors of
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Purpose: To investigate the relationship between …

ACL injury prevention: Where have we come from and where are we going?

AJH Arundale, HJ Silvers‐Granelli… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the most common and severe knee
injuries across sports. As such, ACL injury prevention has been a focus of research and …

Knee biomechanics during cutting maneuvers and secondary acl injury risk: a prospective cohort study of knee biomechanics in 756 female elite handball and soccer …

L Mausehund, T Krosshaug - The American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: An athlete who returns to sport after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
has a substantially high risk of sustaining a new secondary ACL injury. Because ACL …

Why screening tests to predict injury do not work—and probably never will…: a critical review

R Bahr - British journal of sports medicine, 2016 - bjsm.bmj.com
This paper addresses if and how a periodic health examination to screen for risk factors for
injury can be used to mitigate injury risk. The key question asked is whether it is possible to …

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female athletes: is it time for a new approach?

F Mancino, A Gabr, R Plastow… - The Bone & Joint …, 2023 - boneandjoint.org.uk
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is frequently injured in elite athletes, with females up to
eight times more likely to suffer an ACL tear than males. Biomechanical and hormonal …

Sagittal plane hip, knee, and ankle biomechanics and the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a prospective study

M Leppänen, K Pasanen, T Krosshaug… - … journal of sports …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Stiff landings with less knee flexion and high vertical ground-reaction forces
have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) …

Strength and biomechanical risk factors for non-contact ACL injury in elite female footballers: a prospective study

TJ Collings, LE Diamond… - … & Science in …, 2022 - research-repository.griffith.edu.au
PURPOSE: To determine if a pre-season field-based test battery was prospectively
associated with non-contact ACL injury in elite female footballers. METHODS: In total, 322 …