Why the study?
Do ACL injury prevention programs reduce the risk of ACL injuries in athletes?
Do ACL injury prevention programs reduce the risk of ACL injuries in athletes?
ACL injury prevention programs significantly reduce the risk of ACL injuries, particularly non-contact injuries in female athletes.
ACL prevention programs warrant routine implementation in athletes; confirms conclusive efficacy across all prior meta-analyses.
= 15%) for non-contact ACL injuries in females. This paper combines all previous meta-analyses into a single source and shows conclusive evidence that ACL injury prevention programs reduce the risk of all ACL injuries by half in all athletes and non-contact ACL injuries by two-thirds in female athletes. There is insufficient data to make conclusions as to the effectiveness of ACL injury prevention programs in male athletes.
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