Analysis of sport-injured pattern of anterior cruciate ligament in the reconstruction period of Chinese college students.
BACKGROUND
In this study, we aimed to investigate the college students' injury patterns caused by sport activities in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction stage, and to estimate the association between activities at the time of injury and the odds of simplex ACL injuries.


METHODS
A cohort of 2548 college students with primary ACL reconstruction was recruited from Hebei Province, China. Football, basketball, sprint, table tennis and badminton had been chosen as the most prevalent sports activities causing injuries in colleges. The concurrent injury patterns at the time of ACL reconstruction were simplex ACL, meniscus, cartilage, and multi-ligament injuries.


RESULTS
Compared with football, college students playing basketball were 4.95 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.61-8.76) times more likely to have simplex ACL tear, 2.31 (95% CI, 1.73-3.05) times more inclined to have lateral meniscus injury, 2.53 (95% CI, 1.22-3.67) times more likely to have a cartilage injury, and 1.93 (95% CI, 1.22-3.04) times more likely to have a medial meniscus injury. Students playing sprint were 2.04 (95% CI, 1.78-3.38) times more likely to have cartilage injury.


CONCLUSIONS
Injury patterns are associated with certain sports. Compared with football, basketball has a greater possibility of leading to simplex ACL tear, as well as medial meniscus, lateral meniscus and cartilage injuries. Additionally, injury patterns observed during surgery may reflect the forces applied to the knee by the given sports performed.
College of Physical Education, Langfang Teacher's University, Langfang, China - tanyingjie1964@126.com.
Yingjie
Y
Tan
Pu
P
Zhou
Changyu
C
Ma
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult