Risk of secondary injury in younger athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AJ Wiggins, RK Grandhi… - … American journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Injury to the ipsilateral graft used for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) or a new injury to the contralateral ACL are disastrous outcomes after …

Sport-specific yearly risk and incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears in high school athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AL Gornitzky, A Lott, JL Yellin… - … American journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury rates are affected by frequency and
level of competition, sex, and sport. To date, no study has sought to quantify sport-specific …

Increasing rates of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in young Australians, 2000–2015

D Zbrojkiewicz, C Vertullo… - Medical Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To investigate the incidence and demographic features of anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) reconstructions in Australia by age and sex, and to determine whether the …

ACL tears in school-aged children and adolescents over 20 years

NA Beck, JTR Lawrence, JD Nordin, TA DeFor… - …, 2017 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are thought to occur with increasing
frequency in young patients. No study has shown increased incidence over time. We …

National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injury

DA Padua, LJ DiStefano, TE Hewett… - Journal of athletic …, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objective: To provide certified athletic trainers, physicians, and other health care and fitness
professionals with recommendations based on current evidence regarding the prevention of …

Return to sport after pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and its effect on subsequent anterior cruciate ligament injury

TJ Dekker, JA Godin, KM Dale, WE Garrett, DC Taylor… - JBJS, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft failure and contralateral ACL tears are
more frequent in children and adolescents than adults. The reasons for higher subsequent …

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 …

Trends in pediatric and adolescent anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction

BC Werner, S Yang, AM Looney… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: With the increasing involvement in organized athletics among children and
adolescents, more anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are being recognized in the …

ACL injury prevention: what does research tell us?

T Nessler, L Denney, J Sampley - Current reviews in musculoskeletal …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Mechanisms leading to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
have been identified, yet re-injury or a secondary injury persists in the athletic population …

Epidemiology of medial ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction: a 10-year study in New York State

JL Hodgins, M Vitale, RR Arons… - The American journal …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Despite an increase in the prevalence of medial ulnar collateral ligament
(UCL) reconstruction of the elbow in professional baseball and popularity within the media …