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SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2022

Non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Epidemiology in Team-Ball Sports: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis by Sex, Age, Sport, Participation Level, and Exposure Type.

Lionel Chia, Danilo De Oliveira Silva, Matthew Whalan, Marnee J McKay, Justin Sullivan, Colin W Fuller, Evangelos Pappas

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Synthesis in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lionel ChiaFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. lclionelchia@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3164-8809
Danilo De Oliveira SilvaLa Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, VIC, Australia.
Matthew WhalanResearch and Development Department, Football Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Marnee J McKayFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Justin SullivanFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Colin W FullerColin Fuller Consultancy Ltd, Sutton Bonington, UK.
Evangelos PappasFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNot all anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are preventable. While some ACL injuries are unavoidable such as those resulting from a tackle, others that occur in non-contact situations like twisting and turning in the absence of external contact might be more preventable. Because ACL injuries commonly occur in team ball-sports that involve jumping, landing and cutting manoeuvres, accurate information about the epidemiology of non-contact ACL injuries in these sports is needed to quantify their extent and burden to guide resource allocation for risk-reduction efforts.

objectiveTo synthesize the evidence on the incidence and proportion of non-contact to total ACL injuries by sex, age, sport, participation level and exposure type in team ball-sports.

methodsSix databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL, Scopus and SPORTDiscus) were searched from inception to July 2021. Cohort studies of team ball-sports reporting number of knee injuries as a function of exposure and injury mechanism were included.

resultsForty-five studies covering 13 team ball-sports were included. The overall proportion of non-contact to total ACL injuries was 55% (95% CI 48-62, I

conclusionThis study quantifies several key epidemiological findings for ACL injuries in team ball-sports. Non-contact ACL injuries represented over half of all ACL injuries sustained. The proportion of non-contact to total ACL injuries and injury incidence were higher in female than in male athletes. Injuries mostly occurred in competition settings.

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAthletic InjuriesKnee InjuriesSportsAthletesFemaleHumansMale

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PMID35622227
PMCPMC9136558

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