title: Anterior cruciate ligament injury: mechanisms of injury and strategies for injury prevention.
abstract: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a common sports injury which can have severe negative consequences. Neuromuscular factors that increase risk, such as knee landing kinematics, may be ameliorated through training. Effective ACL injury prevention programs exist, although the ideal program is yet to be determined. It is recommended that athletes engaged in high-risk sports participate in an ACL injury prevention program to reduce the risk of sustaining this injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, 1400 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA; Yankton Medical Clinic, 1104 West 8th Street, Yankton, SD 57078, USA. Electronic address: judith.peterson@usd.edu.
authors.forename: Judith R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation, Orthopedics, and Sports Medicine, University of Washington Sports Medicine, 3800 Montlake Boulevard Northeast, Box 354060, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Seattle Children's Sports Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98145, USA.
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Krabak
mesh_terms: D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament; Injury prevention; Knee; Knee injury reduction; Lower extremity injury; Sports injury