Prevention of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 1: Mechanisms of injury and underlying risk factors

E Alentorn-Geli, GD Myer, HJ Silvers, G Samitier… - Knee surgery, sports …, 2009 - Springer
Soccer is the most commonly played sport in the world, with an estimated 265 million active
soccer players by 2006. Inherent to this sport is the higher risk of injury to the anterior …

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female athletes: Part 1, mechanisms and risk factors

TE Hewett, GD Myer, KR Ford - The American journal of …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The mechanism underlying gender disparity in anterior cruciate ligament injury risk is likely
multifactorial in nature. Several theories have been proposed to explain the mechanisms …

Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of ankle sprains: update of an evidence-based clinical guideline

G Vuurberg, A Hoorntje, LM Wink… - British journal of sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
This guideline aimed to advance current understandings regarding the diagnosis,
prevention and therapeutic interventions for ankle sprains by updating the existing guideline …

Understanding acute ankle ligamentous sprain injury in sports

DTP Fong, YY Chan, KM Mok, PSH Yung… - BMC Sports Science …, 2009 - Springer
This paper summarizes the current understanding on acute ankle sprain injury, which is the
most common acute sport trauma, accounting for about 14% of all sport-related injuries …

Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of ankle sprains: an evidence-based clinical guideline

GM Kerkhoffs, M van den Bekerom… - British journal of sports …, 2012 - bjsm.bmj.com
Ankle injuries are a huge medical and socioeconomic problem. Many people have a
traumatic injury of the ankle, most of which are a result of sports. Total costs of treatment and …

Anterior cruciate ligament injury: identification of risk factors and prevention strategies

RJ Acevedo, A Rivera-Vega, G Miranda… - Current sports …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is common and affects young individuals,
particularly girls, who are active in sports that involve jumping, pivoting, as well as change of …

Results of 2 decades of injury surveillance and public release of data in the Australian Football League

JW Orchard, H Seward… - The American journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Injuries are common in all professional football codes (including soccer, rugby
league and union, American football, Gaelic football, and Australian football). Purpose: To …

Single leg balance test to identify risk of ankle sprains

TH Trojian, DB McKeag - British journal of sports medicine, 2006 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background: Ankle sprains are a common and potentially disabling injury. Successful
prediction of susceptibility to ankle sprain injury with a simple test could allow ankle sprain …

Epidemiology of National Football League training camp injuries from 1998 to 2007

BT Feeley, S Kennelly, RP Barnes… - … American journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Football is one of the leading causes of athletic-related injuries. Injury rates and
patterns of the training camp period of the National Football League are unknown …

Intrinsic risk factors of noncontact ankle sprains in soccer: a prospective study on 100 professional players

K Fousekis, E Tsepis… - The American journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Ankle sprain is an extremely common injury in soccer players. Despite
extensive research, the intrinsic cause of this injury under noncontact conditions remains …