Stepped PubMed/EBSCO host search strategy with the number of studies
| Step | Strategy | PubMed | EBSCO |
|---|---|---|---|
| #17 | Search (#11) AND (#16) | 402 | 76 |
| #16 | Search (#12) OR (#13) OR (#14) OR (#15) | 24 897 | 41 136 |
| #15 | Search “preventing” [TIAB] | 5101 | 1122 |
| #14 | Search “preventive” [TIAB] | 2496 | 2348 |
| #13 | Search “prevent” [TIAB] | 8551 | 2003 |
| #12 | Search “prevention” [TIAB] | 13 521 | 14 814 |
| #11 | Search(#5) AND (#10) | 4377 | 3616 |
| #10 | Search (#6) OR (#7) OR (#8) OR (#9) | 76 185 | 75 651 |
| #9 | Search “female” [TIAB] | 15 605 | 25 488 |
| #8 | Search “training” [TIAB] | 10 336 | 26 450 |
| #7 | Search “neuromuscular” [TIAB] | 1455 | 2646 |
| #6 | Search “prospective” [TIAB] | 52 817 | 21 939 |
| #5 | Search (#1) OR (#2) OR (#3) OR (#4) | 13 050 | 60 968 |
| #4 | Search “ACL” [TIAB] | 438 | 1104 |
| #3 | Search “anterior cruciate ligament” [TIAB] | 565 | 4330 |
| #2 | Search “knee” [TIAB] | 5074 | 18 321 |
| #1 | Search “injury” [TIAB] | 8156 | 39 322 |
Date was limited from 1 January 1995 to 31 May 2012. Language was limited in English. Species were limited in humans. Sex was limited in women. MEDLINE was used for a journal category selection for PubMEd. CINAHL, MEDLINE and SPORTDiscus were included in the EBSCO search.
TIAB, title and abstract.