A Systematic Video Analysis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Professional Female Basketball Players
ACL injuries in professional female basketball players were caused by indirect contact or noncontact, involving offensive and defensive cuts as well as landing from a jump. Biomechanical analysis confirmed a multiplanar mechanism with a knee-dominant pattern and valgus. Most injuries occurred early in the season and within the first 20 effective minutes played (89%), making accumulated fatigue an unlikely risk factor for ACL injuries in basketball players.
Authors
- Filippo Tosarelli
- Francesco Della Villa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-6666)
- Matthew W. Buckthorpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4925-4031)
- Kristian Samuelsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5383-3370)
- Eric Hamrin Senorski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-0147)
- Kristian Heder Ternell
Institutions
- St Mary's University Twickenham London (GB)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465251330007
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01