Anatomical Regions:

Knee

Conditions / Diseases:

ACL injury and rehabilitation, Teens and adolescents

Treatment:

Clinical practice guidelines

Evidence-based best-practice guidelines for preventing anterior cruciate ligament injuries in young female athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Am J Sports Med. 2019 Jun;47(7):1744-1753. Petushek EJ, Sugimoto D, Stoolmiller M, Smith G, Myer GD. Background: Injury prevention neuromuscular training (NMT) programs reduce the risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. However, variation in…

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Anatomical Regions:

Knee

Conditions / Diseases:

Patellofemoral pain, Teens and adolescents

Treatment:

Exercise

Activity modification and load management of adolescents with patellofemoral pain: A prospective intervention study including 151 adolescents.

Am J Sports Med. 2019 Jun;47(7):1629-1637. doi: 10.1177/0363546519843915. Rathleff MS, Graven-Nielsen T, Hölmich P, et al. Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) affects 7% of adolescents, especially those who are highly active. Exercise-focused treatments show limited effect…

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