Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injury in the female athlete
- 3 July 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Vol. 41 (suppl 1), i52-i59
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2007.037200
Abstract
The relationships of gender, age and training to the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury are pivotal to developing a comprehensive neuromuscular and proprioceptive training programme to decrease ACL injuries in female athletes. A prophylactic neuromuscular and proprioceptive training programme may have direct benefit in decreasing the number of ACL injuries in female athletes. This research foundation endorses further epidemiological and biomechanical studies to determine the exact mechanism of ACL injury and the most effective intervention for decreasing ACL injuries in this high-risk population.Keywords
This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
- Lack of Effect of a Knee Ligament Injury Prevention Program on the Incidence of Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuryThe Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 2006
- Comparison of two intervention programmes in young female players in European handball – with and without ankle discScandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2003
- Risk of Knee and Ankle Sprains under Various Weather Conditions in American FootballMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2003
- Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Female Team Handball Players: A Prospective Intervention Study Over Three SeasonsClinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 2003
- Preseason Conditioning to Prevent Soccer Injuries in Young WomenClinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 2001
- A comparison of knee joint motion patterns between men and women in selected athletic tasksClinical Biomechanics, 2001
- Gender differences in knee angle when landing from a drop-jump.2001
- Balance board training: prevention of traumatic injuries of the lower extremities in female soccer players?Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2000
- Avoidance of Soccer Injuries with Preseason ConditioningThe American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2000
- The Effect of Neuromuscular Training on the Incidence of Knee Injury in Female AthletesThe American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1999