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dc.contributor.authorCochrane, Jodie L
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, David G
dc.contributor.authorButtfield, Alec
dc.contributor.authorSeward, Hugh
dc.contributor.authorMcGivern, Jeanne
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:57:00Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:57:00Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2014-04-14T23:47:57Z
dc.identifier.issn1440-2440
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jsams.2006.05.015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/58402
dc.description.abstractAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most costly injuries in football at both professional and amateur levels (Orchard J, Seward H, McGivern J, Hood S. Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury in Australian footballers. Am J Sports Med 2001;29:196-200.). In this study video analysis of 34 ACL injuries in Australian football was performed to investigate the causes of these injuries. Factors that may have contributed to the cause of the injury were analysed, rated and reported. The factors analysed were: type of manoeuvre, direction the knee 'gave way', running speed, knee angle, cutting angle and if the player was accelerating or decelerating. The majority of the injuries analysed occurred in non-contact situations (56%). Of these 37% occurred during sidestepping manoeuvres, 32% in landing, 16% land and step, 10% stopping/slowing and 5% crossover cut manoeuvres. Ninety-two percent of the non-contact injuries occurred at extended knee angles of 30࠯r less, which is also commonly known to place stress on the ACL and reduce the protective role of hamstrings. Over half (54%) of non-contact injuries occurred whilst decelerating. It would be expected that greater speed and angle cut too would increase the frequency of ACL injury. The results could not confirm this with most injuries occurring at running speeds of slow jogging to running and equal number of injuries occurred at cutting to angles of the ranges 15-45ࠡnd 45-75஠These results give greater understanding into potential causes or contributors of ACL injury and information to assist in the development of knee injury prevention programs.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom96
dc.relation.ispartofpageto104
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Science and Medicine in Sport
dc.relation.ispartofvolume10
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical physiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3208
dc.titleCharacteristics of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in Australian football
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2007
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLloyd, David


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