title: Neuromuscular Risk Factors for Knee and Ankle Ligament Injuries in Male Youth Soccer Players.
abstract: Injuries reported in male youth soccer players most commonly occur in the lower extremities, and include a high proportion of ligament sprains at the ankle and knee with a lower proportion of overuse injuries. There is currently a paucity of available literature that examines age- and sex-specific injury risk factors for such injuries within youth soccer players. Epidemiological data have reported movements that lead to non-contact ligament injury include running, twisting and turning, over-reaching and landing. Altered neuromuscular control during these actions has been suggested as a key mechanism in females and adult populations; however, data available in male soccer players is sparse. The focus of this article is to review the available literature and elucidate prevalent risk factors pertaining to male youth soccer players which may contribute to their relative risk of injury.
authors: School of Sport, Health and Applied Science, St Mary's University, Waldegrave Road, Twickenham, London, TW1 4SX, UK. paul.read@stmarys.ac.uk.
authors: Paul J
authors: PJ
authors: Read
authors: Youth Physical Development Unit, School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK.|Sport Performance Research Institute, New Zealand (SPRINZ), AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: Jon L
authors: JL
authors: Oliver
authors: Exercise and Sport Research Centre, School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK.
authors: Mark B A
authors: MB
authors: De Ste Croix
authors: Division of Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.|Department of Pediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.|The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Boston, MA, USA.|Department of Orthopaedics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors: Gregory D
authors: GD
authors: Myer
authors: Youth Physical Development Unit, School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK.|Sport Performance Research Institute, New Zealand (SPRINZ), AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: Rhodri S
authors: RS
authors: Lloyd
mesh_terms: D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000502:physiology; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004856:Postural Balance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D060726:Torso / Q000502:physiology