Citation

Valenzuela PL, Brunner R, Castillo-García A, Friesenbichler B, Casartelli NC, Morales JS, Maffiuletti NA, Bizzini M, Nierdermann K. Br. J. Sports Med. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Institute of Physiotherapy, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bjsports-2019-101354

PMID

31653775

Abstract

The incidence of sports injuries has been reported to reach ~26 and 34 injuries per 1000 persons in the USA and the European Union, respectively, with the majority of these injuries occurring in the lower extremity (eg, ankle and knee sprains, hamstring strains, ACL tears). Sports injuries have important negative physical, psychological and medical consequences for the athlete, as well as technical, tactical and economical consequences for the team. Moreover, sports injuries have relevant implications for healthcare systems associated with …

Language: en

Keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; injuries; injury prevention; lower extremity; prevention