Risk factors and prevention strategies of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries

Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2014;72(1):70-5.

Abstract

In recent years, the number of women playing sports has increased significantly. The passage of Title IX in 1972 had a significant effect in encouraging female participation in sports. This increase in women's sports participation also led to a rise in noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. As ACL injuries in young female athletes have be- come a public health issue, much research has been done on risk factors and prevention strategies.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament / physiopathology
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries*
  • Athletic Injuries / diagnosis
  • Athletic Injuries / etiology*
  • Athletic Injuries / physiopathology
  • Athletic Injuries / prevention & control*
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Exercise Therapy* / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis
  • Wounds and Injuries / etiology*
  • Wounds and Injuries / physiopathology
  • Wounds and Injuries / prevention & control*