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SynthesisPloS one2016

The Effectiveness of Injury Prevention Programs to Modify Risk Factors for Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Hamstring Injuries in Uninjured Team Sports Athletes: A Systematic Review.

Alireza Monajati, Eneko Larumbe-Zabala, Mark Goss-Sampson, Fernando Naclerio

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05220215 (Compare the Effects of Resistance Band Training and Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Strength Among Football Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05220215 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Compare the Effects of Resistance Band Training and Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Strength Among Football Players

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2021 to 2021Enrolled34ConditionsIntervention, Injury PreventionArmsNordic Hamstring Exercise, Hamstring Curl with Resistance band
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Reducing ACL injury risk: A meta-analysis of prevention programme effectiveness.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alireza MonajatiDepartment of Life and Sport Science, University of Greenwich. Medway Campus, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, United Kingdom.
Eneko Larumbe-ZabalaClinical Research Institute, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States of America.
Mark Goss-SampsonDepartment of Life and Sport Science, University of Greenwich. Medway Campus, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, United Kingdom.
Fernando NaclerioDepartment of Life and Sport Science, University of Greenwich. Medway Campus, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHamstring strain and anterior cruciate ligament injuries are, respectively, the most prevalent and serious non-contact occurring injuries in team sports. Specific biomechanical and neuromuscular variables have been used to estimate the risk of incurring a non-contact injury in athletes.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to systematically review the evidences for the effectiveness of injury prevention protocols to modify biomechanical and neuromuscular anterior cruciate and/or hamstring injuries associated risk factors in uninjured team sport athletes. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Cochrane Libraries, U.S. National Institutes of Health clinicaltrials.gov, Sport Discuss and Google Scholar databases were searched for relevant journal articles published until March 2015. A manual review of relevant articles, authors, and journals, including bibliographies was performed from identified articles. MAIN

resultsNineteen studies were included in this review. Four assessment categories: i) landing, ii) side cutting, iii) stop-jump, and iv) muscle strength outcomes, were used to analyze the effectiveness of the preventive protocols. Eight studies using multifaceted interventions supported by video and/or technical feedback showed improvement in landing and/or stop-jump biomechanics, while no effects were observed on side-cutting maneuver. Additionally, multifaceted programs including hamstring eccentric exercises increased hamstring strength, hamstring to quadriceps functional ratio and/or promoted a shift of optimal knee flexion peak torque toward a more open angle position.

conclusionsMultifaceted programs, supported by proper video and/or technical feedback, including eccentric hamstring exercises would positively modify the biomechanical and or neuromuscular anterior cruciate and/or hamstring injury risk factors.

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AthletesSportsAdolescentAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesFemaleHamstring MusclesHumansMaleMotor ActivityMuscle StrengthQuality Assurance, Health CareRisk FactorsYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID27171282
PMCPMC4865209

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