Incidência de lesão no ligamento cruzado anterior em jogadores de futebol: revisão narrativa da literatura

Abstract

Objective: identify in the literature the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in soccer players and to compare the incidence of this type of injury between players from Brazil and abroad. Methods: a bibliographic survey was carried out on the subject "incidence of ACL injuries in soccer players" in different databases (PUBMED, Google Scholar and SciELO). The collected material was selected according to the relevance of the theme and its analysis was used in the construction of a narrative review on the available information. The following search terms and their respective English terms were used: incidence, injury, anterior cruciate ligament, ACL, ligament, soccer, Brazilian, Brazil. Development: based on the selected descriptors, 160 articles were found, however, after verification of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, only one article with Brazilian athletes and four articles with foreigners were included in the study. Final Considerations: The incidence of ACL injuries found in Brazilian players was 0.507 injuries per 1000h of play for men and 0.871 / 1000h for women, which are within the international reference ranges (Men: 0.06 / 1000h up to 0, 72 / 1000h, and Women: 0.09 / 1000h to 2.2 / 1000h). In spite of the large number of studies that referred to the topic addressed in the present study, in selecting the studies relevant to the objective of this study, only one article was found with information related to the incidence of lesions in ACL in soccer players in Brazil, need for more discussions on the subject in Brazilian players since the incidence figures reported in this single study are not representative of the large population of soccer players in Brazil.