<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are increasing amongst professional and recreational athletes, and creating prevention programs to reduce the occurrence of ACL damages is becoming a necessity. To prevent an ACL tear, it is necessary to comprehend the mechanisms and the risk factors of injury. Biomechanical and clinical studies try to understand these complex mechanisms in order to identify factors that can be improved and to develop training programs to prevent at least non-contact ACL injuries. There are several promising programs, but there are still many questions to answer. This paper analyzes the risk factors for ACL injuries and some aspects of the modern programs developed to decrease the rate of ACL tears.</p></abstract>

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are increasing amongst professional and recreational athletes, and creating prevention programs to reduce the occurrence of ACL damages is becoming a necessity. To prevent an ACL tear, it is necessary to comprehend the mechanisms and the risk factors of injury. Biomechanical and clinical studies try to understand these complex mechanisms in order to identify factors that can be improved and to develop training programs to prevent at least non-contact ACL injuries. There are several promising programs, but there are still many questions to answer. This paper analyzes the risk factors for ACL injuries and some aspects of the modern programs developed to decrease the rate of ACL tears.

Prevention of Primary ACL Injuries: A Novel, Innovative Approach

“Victor Papillan” Faculty of Medicine

“Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are increasing amongst professional and recreational athletes, and creating prevention programs to reduce the...

Prevention of Primary ACL Injuries: A Novel, Innovative Approach

Published Online: Mar 13, 2018

Page range: 27 - 31

Received: Apr 24, 2017

Accepted: May 13, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2017-0041

Keywords
anterior cruciate ligament injury, knee, instability, prevention, risk factors

© 2017 Radu Fleaca et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Prevention of Primary ACL Injuries: A Novel, Innovative Approach

Published Online: Mar 13, 2018

Page range: 27 - 31

Received: Apr 24, 2017

Accepted: May 13, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2017-0041

Keywordsanterior cruciate ligament injury, knee, instability, prevention, risk factors

© 2017 Radu Fleaca et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
anterior cruciate ligament injury, knee, instability, prevention, risk factors