@article{ref1,
title="Risk factors of anterior cruciate ligament injury in football players: a systematic review of the literature [soccer]",
journal="Muscles, ligaments and tendons journal",
year="2016",
author="Volpi, Piero and Bisciotti, Gian Nicola and Chamari, Karim and Cena, Emanuela and Carimati, Giulia and Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi",
volume="6",
number="4",
pages="480-485",
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. <br><br>PURPOSE: To perform a systematic review of the literature concerning the ACL injury risk factors in soccer. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The injury risk factors show a low level of evidence, further studies in the field are needed. STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2240-4554",
doi="10.11138/mltj/2016.6.4.480",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.11138/mltj/2016.6.4.480"
}