by admin | May 31, 2014 | ACL Injury Prevention
Authors Eric Swart;, Lauren Redler;, Peter D Fabricant;, Bert R Mandelbaum;, Christopher S Ahmad;, Y Claire Wang. Abstract Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common among young athletes. Biomechanical studies have led to the development of...
by admin | Apr 30, 2014 | ACL Injury Prevention
Authors Dai Sugimoto; Gregory D Myer; Kim D Barber Foss; Timothy E Hewett. Abstract Background Although a series of meta-analyses demonstrated neuromuscular training (NMT) is an effective intervention to reduce anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in female...
by admin | Oct 31, 2012 | Gymnastics Injury Prevention
Authors Kamenka Živčić-Marković; Goran Sporiš; Ines Čavar; Aleksandra Aleksić-Veljković; and Zoran Milanović. Abstract The aim of this study was based on the kinematic parameters, extracted at different stages of performing a forward handspring to determine the...
by admin | Dec 31, 2001 | ACL Injury Prevention
Authors T E Hewett;, G D Myer; K R Ford Abstract Numerous studies have found that female athletes who participate in jumping and pivoting sports are four to six times more likely to sustain a knee ligament injury, such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, than...