Multivariate Analysis of the Risk Factors for First-Time Noncontact ACL Injury in High School and College Athletes: A Prospective Cohort Study With a Nested, Matched Case-Control Analysis

• Published in: The American journal of sports medicine Vol. 44; no. 6; p. 1492
• Main Authors: Vacek, Pamela M, Slauterbeck, James R, Tourville, Timothy W, Sturnick, Daniel R, Holterman, Leigh-Ann, Smith, Helen C, Shultz, Sandra J, Johnson, Robert J, Tourville, Kelly J, Beynnon, Bruce D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - diagnosis; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - etiology; Athletes; Athletic Injuries - diagnosis; Athletic Injuries - etiology; Body Mass Index; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; Joint Instability - etiology; Knee - physiopathology; Logistic Models; Lower Extremity - physiopathology; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Prospective Studies; Quadriceps Muscle - physiopathology; Risk Factors; Schools; Young Adult; knee; risk factors; injury; anterior cruciate ligament

Multivariate analysis that identifies the combination of risk factors associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) trauma is important because it provides insight into whether a variable has a direct causal effect on risk or an indirect effect that is mediated by other variables. It can also rev...