Trial reportThe Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy2020
A Secondary Injury Prevention Program May Decrease Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Female Athletes: 2-Year Injury Rates in the ACL-SPORTS Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- The effects of training intervention on the prevention of knee joint injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
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- Return-to-Sports Rates After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with High-Grade Impaction Fracture of the Posterolateral Tibial Plateau.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Dynamic ultrasound assessment of knee displacement in healthy adolescent female soccer players: description and reliability.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- No differences in knee anthropometric-related risk factors between unilateral and bilateral ACL reconstruction: A matched MRI-based cohort study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
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- The Consistency of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention Definitions in the Context of Musculoskeletal Sports Injuries: A Rapid Review and Critical Exploration of Common Terms of Usage.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Team Approach: Neuromuscular Training for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.JBJS reviews · 2024Review
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- Secondary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Training in Athletes: What Is the Missing Link?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Criteria Used to Determine Unrestricted Return to Activity After ACL Reconstruction in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Review
- Evidence Review for Preventing Osteoarthritis After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Osteoarthritis Action Alliance Consensus Statement.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- Graft-Specific Surgical and Rehabilitation Considerations for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with the Quadriceps Tendon Autograft.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Combining Inertial Sensors and Machine Learning to Predict vGRF and Knee Biomechanics during a Double Limb Jump Landing Task.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether the addition of perturbation training to a secondary injury prevention program reduces the rate of second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury compared to the prevention program alone.
designSingle-blinded randomized controlled trial.
methodsThirty-nine female athletes who intended to return to cutting/pivoting sports were enrolled 3 to 9 months after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Athletes were randomized to receive a training program of either progressive strengthening, agility, plyometrics, and prevention (SAPP) (n = 20) or SAPP plus perturbation training (n = 19); each had 10 sessions over 5 weeks. Occurrence and side of second ACL injury were recorded for 2 years after primary ACLR.
resultsThere were 9 second ACL injuries in the 2 years after ACLR. There was no statistically significant difference in rate or side of second ACL injury between the SAPP-plus-perturbation training and SAPP groups.
conclusionAdding perturbation training to a secondary ACL injury prevention program did not affect the rate of second ACL injury in female athletes.
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