In soccer one of the most common knee injuries is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, which usually occurs through non-contact mechanisms. Female soccer players are at higher risk of sustaining ...

Background A few small studies have reported on the mechanisms of ACL injury in professional male football. Aim To describe the mechanisms, situational patterns and biomechanics (kinematics) of ACL ...

Objective: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common ligament injury in the United States. These injuries can be career ending for athletes and severely disabling for all ...

Dogs are proving to be more than just our best friends, with a new study finding that we have important proteins in common ...

When it comes to knee injuries, none are more common than ones related to the anterior cruciate ligament, commonly called the ACL. This major band of supportive tissue in the knee is injured so ...

An intact ACL should prevent forward translational ... While everyone watching on TV has seen the mechanism of injury through multiple replays, the physio running onto the pitch has not.

But to confirm an ACL tear and the degree of the tear ... pivot or land from a jump. Another mechanism is when someone or something hits your knee. But everyday non-sports activities can force ...

ACL injuries account for 50 percent of all knee injuries in sports ... “Most ACL tears happen with non-contact mechanisms,” Momaya said. “Athletes should look out for a pop with subsequent swelling.

Meanwhile, ACL injuries in the Premier League are at an ... “The human body has its own mechanisms to cope with such physical ...