@article{ref1,
title="The effectiveness of injury-prevention programs in reducing the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament sprains in adolescent athletes",
journal="Journal of sport rehabilitation",
year="2012",
author="Paszkewicz, Jeffrey and Webb, Tristen and Waters, Brian and Welch McCarty, Cailee and Van Lunen, Bonnie",
volume="21",
number="4",
pages="371-377",
abstract="CLINICAL SCENARIO: There is a high incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in adolescents participating in pivoting sports such as soccer, basketball, and handball. Most ACL injuries in athletes are noncontact injuries, with a mechanism of sudden deceleration, change in direction, or landing from a jump. These mechanisms coupled with an increase in contraction of the quadriceps have been shown as risk factors for ACL injuries. Injuries to the ACL may require surgery, a long rehabilitation, and the potential for reinjury. Studies have shown reductions in lower extremity injury rates using training protocols that focus on landing mechanics, balance training, strength training, and/or agility training. There has been some thought that starting preventive training programs with adolescent athletes may be the most effective approach to reducing adolescent ACL injuries. FOCUSED CLINICAL QUESTION: Can lower extremity injury-prevention programs effectively reduce ACL injury rates in adolescent athletes?<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1056-6716",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}