Anterior cruciate ligament injury: Identifying information sources and risk factor awareness among the general population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Raising awareness on a disorder is important for its prevention and for promoting public health. However, for sports injuries like the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury no studies have investigated the awareness on risk factors for injury and possible preventative measures in the general population. The sources of information among the population are also unclear. The purpose of the present study was to identify these aspects of public awareness about the ACL injury.

Materials and methods

A questionnaire was randomly distributed among the general population registered with a web based questionnaire supplier, to recruit 900 participants who were aware about the ACL injury. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: Question 1 asked them about their sources o

SUBMITTER: Nagano Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5755787 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature