title: Knee ligament injuries in volleyball players.
abstract: The authors report a series of 52 cases of serious knee ligament injuries in volleyball players. The most frequent mechanism of injury was landing from a jump in the attack zone. Women were more affected than men. Injuries were more frequent during games than training. Volleyball must then be considered among high-risk sports according to the frequency and gravity of our surgical findings. Results are similar to those obtained in athletes in other sports who underwent the same surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Papandrea
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Conteduca
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Mariani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012421:Rupture