The Relationship Between ACL Injury and Type of Playing Surface in Collision Sports
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Fredrick Gardin
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2024 9:45 AM
End Date
26-4-2024 10:44 AM
Description
Clinical scenario: The controversy surrounding playing surface and prevalence of lower extremity injuries has recently been explored through current literature. Since it has been invented and implemented in 1966, artificial turf has been the gold standard due to its cost efficiency and minimal required maintenance. In recent years, a large amount of lower extremity injuries have been seen in both collegiate and professional level, especially in collision sports, bringing its effectiveness into question. The injury rate for artificial turf was 0.134 compared to 0.097 on natural grass, and had nearly a 21% increase of ACL injuries on turf. Clinical question: Is there a relationship between the rate of ACL injuries in collision sports dependent on the type of playing surface when the injury occurred? Summary of key findings: Critical appraisal yielded 5 articles that were utilized. While applying SORT to ensure quality of studies being selected, all selected studies were at least level 2. Artificial turf appears to have a higher prevalence on the rate of ACL injuries on artificial turf compared to its natural grass counterpart. Limited data makes it difficult to apply the findings to larger population due to sample size. Clinical bottom line: With a SORT level of B, grass playing surfaces are likely to reduce ACL injury prevalence. Data indicates that the prevalence of ACL injury increases on artificial turf, however, more research needs to be conducted to find a direct correlation between playing surface and prevalence of ACL injury in collision sports.
The Relationship Between ACL Injury and Type of Playing Surface in Collision Sports
Clinical scenario: The controversy surrounding playing surface and prevalence of lower extremity injuries has recently been explored through current literature. Since it has been invented and implemented in 1966, artificial turf has been the gold standard due to its cost efficiency and minimal required maintenance. In recent years, a large amount of lower extremity injuries have been seen in both collegiate and professional level, especially in collision sports, bringing its effectiveness into question. The injury rate for artificial turf was 0.134 compared to 0.097 on natural grass, and had nearly a 21% increase of ACL injuries on turf. Clinical question: Is there a relationship between the rate of ACL injuries in collision sports dependent on the type of playing surface when the injury occurred? Summary of key findings: Critical appraisal yielded 5 articles that were utilized. While applying SORT to ensure quality of studies being selected, all selected studies were at least level 2. Artificial turf appears to have a higher prevalence on the rate of ACL injuries on artificial turf compared to its natural grass counterpart. Limited data makes it difficult to apply the findings to larger population due to sample size. Clinical bottom line: With a SORT level of B, grass playing surfaces are likely to reduce ACL injury prevalence. Data indicates that the prevalence of ACL injury increases on artificial turf, however, more research needs to be conducted to find a direct correlation between playing surface and prevalence of ACL injury in collision sports.