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Sue D. Barber-Westin, BS and Frank R. Noyes, MD

Systematic Review Return to Sport, Arthr 2011

Abstract
Objective: To review anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) clinical studies to assess the objective functional criteria used to determine when patients can return to athletics postoperatively, and to determine the rates of reinjury to either knee when these criteria are applied.

Purpose: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is commonly performed in athletes, with the goal of return to sports activities. Unfortunately, this operation may fail, and ...

Frank R. Noyes, MD, and Sue D. Barber Westin, BS

ACL Train Spts Health 11

Context: Many anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention training programs have been published, but few have assessed the effects of training on both ACL injury rates and athletic performance tests.

Objective: To determine if ACL injury prevention programs have a positive influence on both injury rates and athletic performance tests in female athletes.

Data sources: In August 2011, a search was conducted (1995–August 2011) of the PubMed, Science ...

Tsang, KKW and DiPasquale, AA. Improving the Q:H strength ratio in women using plyometric exercises. J Strength Cond Res 25(10): 2740–2745, 2011

ABSTRACT-Plyometric training programs have been implemented in anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention programs. Plyometric exercises are designed to aid in the improvement of muscle strength and neuromuscular control. Our purpose was to examine the effects of plyometric training on lower leg strength in women. Thirty (age = 20.3 6 1.9 years) recreationally active women were divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group performed a plyometric training program ...

Noyes FR, Barber-Westin SD, Smith ST, Campbell T, Garrison TT: A training program to improve neuromuscular and performance indices in female high school basketball players. J Strength Conditioning Research 26: 709-719, 2012.

Basketball Paper, JSCR 2012

The purpose of this study was to determine if a sports-specific training program could improve neuromuscular and performance indices in female high school basketball players. We combined components from a published anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention program for jump and strength training ...

Noyes FR, Barber-Westin SD, Tutalo Smith S, Campbell T:A Training Program to Improve Neuromuscular Indices in Female High School Volleyball Players. J Strength Conditioning Research 25: 2151-2160, 2011.

Volleyball Paper, JSCR 2011

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The purpose of this study was to determine if a sports-specific training program could improve neuromuscular indices in female high school volleyball players. We combined components from a previously published knee ligament injury prevention intervention program for jump and strength training with additional exercises and drills to improve ...

Barber-Westin SD, Hermeto A, Noyes FR: A Six-Week Neuromuscular Training Program for Competitive Junior Tennis Players. J Strength Conditioning Research 24: 2372-2382, 2010.

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This study evaluated the effectiveness of a tennis-specific training program on improving neuromuscular indices in competitive junior players. Tennis is a demanding sport as it requires speed, agility, explosive power, and aerobic conditioning along with the ability to react and anticipate quickly and there are limited studies that evaluate these indices in ...

Barber-Westin SD, Tutalo Smith S, Campbell T, Noyes FR: The Drop-Jump Video Screening Test: Retention of Improvement in Neuromuscular Control in Female Volleyball Players. J Strength Conditioning Research 24: 3055-3062, 2010.

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A valgus lower limb alignment is commonly documented during noncontact ACL injuries. We previously developed a videographic drop-jump test to measure overall lower limb alignment in the coronal plane as a screening tool to detect an such an abnormal (valgus) position on landing. A ...

Barber-Westin SD, Noyes FR, Smith S, Campbell T: Reducing the risk of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete. The Physician and Sports Medicine, 37:49-61, 2009.

PhysicianSportsMed 2009

High school and collegiate female athletes have a significantly increased risk of sustaining a noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury compared with male athletes  participating in the same sport. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the risk factors hypothesized to influence this problem, and the neuromuscular training programs designed to ...

Chaudhari AM, Lindenfeld TN, Andriacchi TP, Hewett TE, Riccobene J, Myer GD, Noyes FR: Knee and hip loading patterns at different phases in the menstrual cycle: Implications for the gender difference in ACL injury rates. Am J Sports Medicine 35: 793-800, 2007.

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Background: Menstrual cycle phase has been correlated with risk of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury in women. The mechanism by which ...