Poor knee strength is associated with higher incidence of knee injury in adolescent female football players: The Karolinska football injury cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the association between common measures of trunk and lower extremity range of motion (ROM), strength, the results of one-leg jump tests at baseline and the incidence of subsequent substantial knee injuries in adolescent female football players.

Methods

Players were assessed at baseline regarding (1) ROM of trunk, hip, and ankle; (2) trunk, hip, and knee strength; and (3) one-leg jump tests. Players were prospectively monitored weekly for 1 year regarding knee injuries and the volume of matches and training. Hazard rate ratios (HRRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated with Cox regression for the association between the baseline tests and the incidence of substantial knee injury (moderate/severe reduction in training volume or performance

SUBMITTER: Faltstrom A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12392389 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature