2023
The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury in youth and male soccer athletes: an evaluation of 17,108 players over two consecutive seasons with an age‐based sub‐analysis
Astur D, Margato G, Zobiole A, Pires D, Funchal L, Jimenez A, Freitas E, Cohen M. The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury in youth and male soccer athletes: an evaluation of 17,108 players over two consecutive seasons with an age‐based sub‐analysis. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2023, 31: 2556-2562. PMID: 36779987, DOI: 10.1007/s00167-023-07331-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligament injuryCruciate ligament injuryACL injuryLigament injuryAge categoriesPrimary ACL injuryACL injury ratesOlder age groupsMale soccer athletesSoccer playersMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examsOverall incidenceYoung male soccer playersMale soccer playersHigh incidenceInjury ratesNumber of athletesImaging examsInjuryAge groupsSoccer athletesIncidenceMale athletesYouth soccer playersAthletes
2021
Higher Meniscal Slope Is a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Skeletally Immature Patients
Freitas EV, Perez MK, Jimenez AE, Lopes JR, Yamada AF, Cohen M, Astur DC. Higher Meniscal Slope Is a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Skeletally Immature Patients. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2021, 37: 2582-2588. PMID: 33771692, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACL reconstruction failureAnterior cruciate ligament injuryMedial meniscal slopeMeniscal slopeACL injuryCruciate ligament injuryImmature patientsTibial slopeReconstruction failureControl groupLigament injuryPrimary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuryLateral meniscal slopePrimary ACL injuryRetrospective comparative trialSkeletally Immature PatientsRatio of patientsLateral tibial slopeMedial tibial slopeACL injury historySignificant differencesKnee magnetic resonancePrimary injuryRetrospective studyRisk factors