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High Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Within the First 2 Months of the Season in Amateur Team Ball Sports.
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- Age-moderating effects and training characteristics of neuromuscular training for preventing knee injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Putting sport injury prevention into practice: a qualitative study in a small Western European high-income country.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Anterior cruciate ligament injury incidence in male and female soccer players: A longitudinal study over six consecutive seasons.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- The Effect of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage on Lower Limb Side Cut Biomechanics and Task Achievement in Male and Female Team Sport Athletes.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Patellar Instability Events Requiring Emergency Department Management - A 20-year Analysis.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2025Article
- Trends in Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The Effect of COVID-19.Journal of athletic training · 2022Article
- The lateral femoral notch sign and coronal lateral collateral ligament sign in magnetic resonance imaging failed to predict dynamic anterior tibial laxity.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Why Female Athletes Injure Their ACL's More Frequently? What can we do to mitigate their risk?International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries is commonly reported as an annual incidence rate. There is relatively little information about the seasonal aspects of these injuries. The aim of the current study was to analyze the distribution of ACL injuries during the season in nonprofessional soccer, handball, and basketball based on a retrospective analysis of a hospital-based registry. HYPOTHESIS: ACL injuries in soccer, handball, and basketball were more common within the first 2 months of the season in comparison with the rest of the year. STUDY
designCase series. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.
methodsInjury occurrence during the calendar year was divided into 6 periods of 2 months, with segment 1 (S1) representing the first 2 months of the season. For soccer, S1 corresponded to September and October. The season started 1 month later for handball and basketball, so S1 represented October and November. Chi-square tests were used to analyze the distribution of ACL injuries among segments according to gender, age, sports, and injury mechanism (contact/noncontact).
resultsA total of 371 ACL injuries were included (soccer, 258, handball, 56, basketball, 57). Overall, the distribution of ACL injuries was not uniform across the segments (
conclusionA high occurrence of ACL injuries was reported immediately within the first 2 months of the season in nonprofessional soccer, handball, and basketball sports. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: These findings indicate that ACL injury prevention programs should be started in the preseason period to allow for gradual increases of load.
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