Maria Westin1, Sandra Reeds-Lundqvist2, Suzanne Werner3,4. 1. Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Stockholm Sports Trauma Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Box 5605, 114 27, Stockholm, Sweden. maria.westin.3@ki.se. 2. Brommaplans Physiotherapy, Stockholm, Sweden. 3. Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Stockholm Sports Trauma Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Box 5605, 114 27, Stockholm, Sweden. 4. Capio Artro Clinic, Sophiahemmet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether a familiar correlation with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury exists between competitive alpine skiers and their parents. METHODS: All 593 (293 males, 300 females) elite alpine skiers who have studied at a Swedish alpine Ski High School during 2006 and 2012 answered a questionnaire whether they or their parents had suffered an ACL injury. A total of 418 skiers (70%) answered the questionnaire. RESULTS: Twenty-nine per cent (n = 19) out of the 65 ACL-injured skiers reported that they had a parent (mother or father) who have had an ACL injury. In skiers without an ACL injury (n = 353), the result was 18% (n = 64). An odds ratio of 1.95 (95% confidence interval 1.04-3.65) was found to suffer an ACL injury if you have a parent who has had an ACL injury compared with if you have a parent without any ACL injury. CONCLUSION: The findings of the current study demonstrated a family history to tear the ACL between alpine skiers who had studied at a Swedish Ski High School and ACL injuries of their parents. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether a familiar correlation with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury exists between competitive alpine skiers and their parents. METHODS: All 593 (293 males, 300 females) elite alpine skiers who have studied at a Swedish alpine Ski High School during 2006 and 2012 answered a questionnaire whether they or their parents had suffered an ACL injury. A total of 418 skiers (70%) answered the questionnaire. RESULTS: Twenty-nine per cent (n = 19) out of the 65 ACL-injured skiers reported that they had a parent (mother or father) who have had an ACL injury. In skiers without an ACL injury (n = 353), the result was 18% (n = 64). An odds ratio of 1.95 (95% confidence interval 1.04-3.65) was found to suffer an ACL injury if you have a parent who has had an ACL injury compared with if you have a parent without any ACL injury. CONCLUSION: The findings of the current study demonstrated a family history to tear the ACL between alpine skiers who had studied at a Swedish Ski High School and ACL injuries of their parents. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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Keywords:
Alpine skiing; Family history; Genetic and sport injury prevention; Risk factors
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