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Trends in Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Victoria, Australia 2005–2015

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Shaw, Louise, Finch, Caroline·2017·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI 10.3390/ijerph14060599PMC PMC5486285
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in children and adolescents have been the focus of recent media attention and parental concern, given their potential for adverse long-term health outcomes and healthcare costs. However, there is limited formal evidence on trends in the incidence of ACL injuries in children. This study utilizes the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) to characterize epidemiologic trends of hospital-admitted ACL injuries in those aged 5 to 14 years over a period of 10 years from 2005 to 2015. There was a total of 320 cases and the overall annual rate of ACL injuries increased by 147.8% from 2.74 per 100,000 population in 2005/2006 to 6.79 per 100,000 in 2014/2015. The majority (96.9%) of these injuries were in 10- to 14-year-olds. The main in-hospital procedure provided to over 80% of the hospitalized cases involved ACL reconstruction. Sporting activities accounted for 56.6% of ACL injuries. For females, over half (52.4%) of ACL injuries occurred whilst playing ball sports, compared to 35.4% of males. The large increase in ACL injuries in 5- to 14-year-olds in the state of Victoria, Australia over a 10-year period indicates they are a significant and emerging health burden. Population-wide ACL prevention policies are required to halt these trends. Cost effective prevention programs that involve neuromuscular training must be implemented in schools and junior sports teams.

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Authors
Shaw, L., & Finch, C.
Affiliations
Federation University (AU)
Corresponding author
Finch, Caroline
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Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2017-06-05
Volume
14
Issue
6
Pages
599
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/ijerph14060599
PMC
PMC5486285
OpenAlex
W2620570400
Cited by
155
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en
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  • FedUni ResearchOnline (Federation University Australia) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports injuries and prevention
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Keywords
anterior cruciate ligament injury, pediatric injuries, adolescent injuries, injury incidence trends, hospitalization, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, sports injuries, sex differences, neuromuscular training, injury prevention, Victoria, Australia
MeSH terms
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Victoria, Incidence

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