Open AccessAnterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Prevention in the Female Athlete
Author(s) -
Holly J. Silvers,
Eric Giza,
Bert R. Mandelbaum
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
current sports medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.424
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1537-8918
pISSN - 1537-890X
DOI - 10.1097/01.csmr.0000306297.57331.f2
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cruciate ligament , athletes , acl injury , proprioception , physical therapy , incidence (geometry) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , population , sports medicine , anterior cruciate ligament injuries , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
This paper examines the effectiveness of implementing neuromuscular and proprioceptive training programs in female athletes and their ability to decrease the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The relationship of sex, age, and training on the incidence of ACL injury is pivotal in developing a comprehensive neuromuscular and proprioceptive training program to decrease ACL injuries occurring in female athletes. Based on the 2-year results, ACL incidence has remained consistently lower in the intervention group versus the control group. A prophylactic neuromuscular and proprioceptive training program may have a direct benefit in decreasing the number of ACL injuries incurred by female athletes. This research foundation endorses further epidemiologic and biomechanic studies to determine the exact mechanism of ACL injury and the most effective intervention that will effectively decrease ACL injuries in this high-risk population.