Citation

Volpi P, Bisciotti GN, Chamari K, Cena E, Carimati G, Bragazzi NL. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2016; 6(4): 480-485.

Affiliation

Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, CIC Edizioni Internazionali)

DOI

10.11138/mltj/2016.6.4.480

PMID

28217570

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The ACL lesion represents one of the most dramatic injuries in a sportsman's career. There are many injury risk factors related to intrinsic, or non-modifiable, and extrinsic, or modifiable, factors. In literature at today current evidence suggests that ACL injury risk is multifactorial and involves biomechanical, anatomical, hormonal and neuromuscular factors.

PURPOSE: To perform a systematic review of the literature concerning the ACL injury risk factors in soccer.

CONCLUSION: The injury risk factors show a low level of evidence, further studies in the field are needed. STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review.

Language: en

Keywords

ACL; age; gender; genetic risk factors; training