This study aims to investigate if a detailed and comprehensive survey can identify, explain and prevent the risk factors for ACL injury. A a new questionnaire has been developed with questions to young athletes who have suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The questionnaire is more detailed and provide more information about how the anterior cruciate ligament injury occurred compared with the questionnaires currently available in the literature. This careful documentation will provide new knowledge and might be used to identify, explain and prevent risk factors that cause young athletes to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Participants will be prospectively recruited at their first physiotherapist clinical session. On this occasion, participants will be asked to fill in a questionnaire regarding injury situation, game or training, sex, age, sport affiliation, level of sport, other aspects of sport such as participation in several teams and junior versus senior games/training. In addition, questions regarding previous injury will also be documented.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Sofia Ryman Augustsson
Kalmar, Sweden
Total work load
Total hours, per week, of practice and games.
Time frame: Day 1
Number of teams
In team athletes, the number of teams in which the athlete participates.
Time frame: Day 1
Injury situation 1
Question regarding when the injury occurred; training vs game.
Time frame: Day 1
Injury situation 2
Question regarding at what situation the injury occurred (e.g. jump, landing, header duel, defense, attack...)
Time frame: Day 1
Injury situation 3
Question regarding at what time, during a game, the injury occurred; approximate match minute
Time frame: Day 1
Physical well-being
Physical well-being is assessed with a likert scale ranging from 1-5 where '1' represents 'out of shape' while '5' represents that you felt 'in top shape'.
Time frame: Day 1
Mental wellbeing
Mental well-being is assessed with a likert scale ranging from 1-5 where '1' represents 'out of shape' while '5' represents that you felt 'in top shape'.
Time frame: Day 1
Previous injury
Description of previous injury prior to the ACL injury, such as other injuries to lower extremity or concussion.
Time frame: Day 1
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