TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Risk factors of anterior cruciate ligament injury in football players: a systematic review of the literature [soccer]
JO  - Muscles, ligaments and tendons journal
A1  - Volpi, Piero
A1  - Bisciotti, Gian Nicola
A1  - Chamari, Karim
A1  - Cena, Emanuela
A1  - Carimati, Giulia
A1  - Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi
SP  - 480
EP  - 485
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2240-4554
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.11138/mltj/2016.6.4.480
ID  - ref1
ER  -