Medicinski pregled 2010 Volume 63, Issue 7-8, Pages: 541-545
https://doi.org/10.2298/MPNS1008541R
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Causes of anterior cruciate ligament injuries
Ristić Vladimir (City Hospital of Subotica, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Subotica)
Ninković Srđan (Clinical Centre Vojvodina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Novi Sad)
Harhaji Vladimir (Clinical Centre Vojvodina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Novi Sad)
Milankov Miroslav (Clinical Centre Vojvodina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Novi Sad)
In order to prevent anterior cruciate ligament injuries it is necessary to
define risk factors and to analyze the most frequent causes of injuries -
that being the aim of this study. The study sample consisted of 451
surgically treated patients, including 400 sportsmen (65% of them being
active and 35% recreational sportsmen), 29% female and 71% male; of whom 90%
were younger than 35. Sports injuries, as the most frequent cause of anterior
cruciate ligament injuries, were recorded in 88% of patients (non-contact
ones in 78% and contact ones in 22%), injuries occurring in everyday
activities in 11% and in traffic in 1%. Among sportsmen, reconstruction of
the anterior cruciate ligament was most frequently performed in football
players (48%), then in handball players (22%), basketball players (13%),
volleyball players (8%), martial arts fighters (4%). However, the injury
incidence was the highest among the active basketball players (1 injured
among 91 active players). Type of footwear, warming up before the activity,
genetic predisposition and everyday therapy did not have a significant
influence on getting injured. Anterior cruciate ligament injuries happened
three times more often during matches, in the middle and at the end of a
match and training session (79%), at landing after the jump or when changing
direction of movement (75%) without a contact with other competitors, on dry
surfaces (79%), among not so well prepared sportsmen.
Keywords: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Sport Knee Injuries, Etiology, Risk Factors
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