Abstract
Clinical Scenario: Noncontact ACL injuries are prevalent among athletes in multi-planar sports, but especially among female athletes. Hip strength may be a factor that contributes to the incidence of noncontact ACL injuries because of the dynamic movement patterns it creates at the knee.
Clinical Question: Does hip strength impact the incidence of noncontact ACL injuries in female athletes? Summary of Key Findings: A search of the literature was conducted for the relationship between hip strength and noncontact ACL incidence. Three prospective cohort studies that measured isometric hip strength and then recorded the number of noncontact ACL injuries that occurred within a set time period were included in this critically appraised topic. One study found that a lower isometric hip adductor to abductor ratio was associated with noncontact ACL injuries. Two studies found that subjects who sustained noncontact ACL injuries had greater isometric hip strength measures.
Clinical Bottom Line: The evidence suggests that greater isometric hip strength and poor isometric hip adductor to abductor strength ratio may be a risk factor that is associated with noncontact ACL injuries in female athletes. Future research should continue to study the impact that hip strength has on the incidence of noncontact ACL injuries, across all genders, and why.
Strength of Recommendation: Based on the Center of Evidence Based Medicine, these studies provide Level 3 evidence that hip strength is a positive factor associated with the risk of noncontact ACL injuries in female athletes.
Clinical Question: Does hip strength impact the incidence of noncontact ACL injuries in female athletes? Summary of Key Findings: A search of the literature was conducted for the relationship between hip strength and noncontact ACL incidence. Three prospective cohort studies that measured isometric hip strength and then recorded the number of noncontact ACL injuries that occurred within a set time period were included in this critically appraised topic. One study found that a lower isometric hip adductor to abductor ratio was associated with noncontact ACL injuries. Two studies found that subjects who sustained noncontact ACL injuries had greater isometric hip strength measures.
Clinical Bottom Line: The evidence suggests that greater isometric hip strength and poor isometric hip adductor to abductor strength ratio may be a risk factor that is associated with noncontact ACL injuries in female athletes. Future research should continue to study the impact that hip strength has on the incidence of noncontact ACL injuries, across all genders, and why.
Strength of Recommendation: Based on the Center of Evidence Based Medicine, these studies provide Level 3 evidence that hip strength is a positive factor associated with the risk of noncontact ACL injuries in female athletes.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 68 |
| State | Published - 17 Feb 2023 |
| Event | Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Research Week 2023 - Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W. 17th street, Tulsa, United States Duration: 13 Feb 2023 → 17 Feb 2023 https://medicine.okstate.edu/events/index.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D160681489 |
Conference
| Conference | Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Research Week 2023 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Tulsa |
| Period | 13/02/23 → 17/02/23 |
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Keywords
- noncontact ACL injuries
- isometric hip strength
- intrinsic forces
- biomechanics