Key result
Executing large-scale, multisite prospective cohort studies for ACL injury risk factors requires developing an interdisciplinary team, a clear plan, extensive training, quality control, and clear injury definitions.
Why the study?
Do injury-prevention training programs reduce the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in athletes?
Do injury-prevention training programs reduce the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in athletes?
The paper discusses the need to identify prospective risk factors for noncontact/indirect-contact ACL injury to improve the effectiveness of injury-prevention programs.
Highlights logistical barriers to ACL risk factor research; leaves open whether prevention programs can be further optimized without such data.
Moderate evidence1 demonstrates that injury-prevention training programs can substantially reduce the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in athletes. Yet the current literature2–4 contains both positive and negative results for ACL injury prevention. Researchers must identify the prospective risk factors for noncontact/indirect-contact ACL injury to ultimately improve the effectiveness of existing ACL injury-prevention programs. PROSPECTIVE RISK FACTORS VERSUS MECHANISMS OF INJURY
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Darin A. Padua (2010) conducted a review in Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Multisite prospective cohort study methodology was evaluated. Executing large-scale, multisite prospective cohort studies for ACL injury risk factors requires developing an interdisciplinary team, a clear plan, extensive training, quality control, and clear injury definitions.
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