Prevention of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 1: Mechanisms of injury and underlying risk factorsEduard Alentorn-Geli
Artroscopia G C, Hospital Quiron, Barcelona, Spain
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 17:705-29. 2009
..Current evidence indicates that this crucial step to prevent ACL injury is the only option to effectively prevent the sequelae of osteoarthritis associated with this traumatic injury...
Prevention of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 2: a review of prevention programs aimed to modify risk factors and to reduce injury ratesEduard Alentorn-Geli
Artroscopia GC, Dr Ramón Cugat s Office, Hospital Quiron, Plaza Alfonso Comín 5 7, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 17:859-79. 2009
..Future research is also needed for male soccer athletes to help determine the most effective intervention to reduce the non-contact ACL injury risk factors and to prevent non-contact ACL injuries...
The transtibial versus the anteromedial portal technique in the arthroscopic bone-patellar tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionEduard Alentorn-Geli
Artroscopia G C, Hospital Quiron, Barcelona, Spain
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 18:1013-37. 2010
..Randomized controlled trials directly comparing the use of both techniques with long-term follow-ups will help clarify which one, if any, provides best clinical outcomes...
Anteromedial portal versus transtibial drilling techniques in ACL reconstruction: a blinded cross-sectional study at two- to five-year follow-upEduard Alentorn-Geli
Artroscopia García Cugat, Hospital Quiron, Barcelona, Spain
Int Orthop 34:747-54. 2010
..The use of the AMP technique significantly improved the anterior-posterior and rotational knee stability, IKDC scores, and recovery time from surgery compared to the TT technique...
Conservative treatment of lumbar spondylolysis in young soccer playersPedro Alvarez-Díaz
Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes Delegació Catalunya, Ronda Sant Pere 19 21, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 19:2111-4. 2011
..The purpose of this study was to report the functional outcomes of young active soccer players with lumbar spondylolysis undergoing conservative treatment...
Arthroscopic meniscal transplants in soccer players: outcomes at 2- to 5-year follow-upEduard Alentorn-Geli
Artroscopia G C, Hospital Quiron, Barcelona, Spain
Clin J Sport Med 20:340-3. 2010
..To assess the midterm effects of meniscal transplants on clinical and functional knee scores and on the return to sports rate in soccer players...
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a multicenter prospective cohort study evaluating 3 different grafts using same bone drilling methodJoan Leal-Blanquet
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital de l Esperanca Parc de Salut MAR, Barcelona, Spain
Clin J Sport Med 21:294-300. 2011
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