Testing ACL-Reconstructed Football Players on the Field: An Algorithm to Assess Cutting Biomechanics Injury Risk Through Wearable Sensors.

ABSTRACT: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in football mostly occur during defensive (pressing) cut maneuvers. Football-specific cutting movements are key to identifying dangerous biomechanics but hard to evaluate clinically. This study aimed to develop a practical field-based tool-Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Profile Detection (ACL-IRD)-to assess ACL injury risk during return to sport (RTS). It was hypothesized that the ACL-IRD could detect ACL injury risk profiles after ACLR players had RTS clearance. Sixty-one footballers (21 ACLR, 40 healthy; 16.2 ± 2.2 years old, >14 months post-surgery) were tested on a regular football pitch. Players performed pre-planned (AGTT) and unplanned football-specific cut maneuvers simulating defensive pressing (FS deceiving action). Kinematic data

SUBMITTER: Di Paolo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12655897 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature