TY - JOUR T1 - Knee injury and ACL tear prevention programmes (PEDro synthesis) JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1161 LP - 1162 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097232 VL - 51 IS - 15 AU - S Eileen Meyer AU - Tiê P Yamato AU - Bruno T Saragiotto Y1 - 2017/08/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/15/1161.abstract N2 - This section features a recent systematic review that is indexed on PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (http://www.pedro.org.au). PEDro is a free, web-based database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy.▸ Donnell–Fink LA, Klara K, Collins JE, et al. Effectiveness of knee injury and anterior cruciate ligament tear prevention programs: a meta–analysis. PLoS ONE 2016;10:e0144063.Knee injuries account for 10 to 25% of all sport-related injuries in young athletes.1 Athletes performing jumping, pivoting and cutting are at high risk to knee injury, including anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. This can cause instability, damage to menisci or cartilage, and early osteoarthritis.2–4 The USA reports ∼250 000 ACL-related injuries yearly,5 of which 80 000–100 000 result in reconstructive surgeries.6 There has been a growing body of research investigating prevention programmes for knee and ACL injuries. These programmes usually focus on neuromuscular and proprioceptive training aiming to reduce landing forces … ER -