Non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Epidemiology in Team-Ball Sports: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis by Sex, Age, Sport, Participation Level, and Exposure Type.
Lionel ChiaDanilo De Oliveira SilvaMatthew WhalanMarnee J McKayJustin SullivanColin W FullerEvangelos PappasPublished in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2022)
This study quantifies several key epidemiological findings for ACL injuries in team ball-sports. Non-contact ACL injuries represented over half of all ACL injuries sustained. The proportion of non-contact to total ACL injuries and injury incidence were higher in female than in male athletes. Injuries mostly occurred in competition settings.