2010/09/28 by Yuka Kimura, Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Eiichi Tsuda +3 · 1 citation
Medicine · #Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques #Sports Performance and Training #Sports injuries and prevention
paper · doi:10.1136/bjsm.2010.074153
openalex publication_date 2010/09/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
INTRODUCTION: A high incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries related to sports activities has been reported; however, the injury situation of ACL injury in badminton has not been elucidated. This study investigated the mechanism of ACL injury in badminton using a questionnaire. METHODS: Information on injury mechanism was gathered from interviews with six male and 15 female badminton players who received a non-contact ACL injury playing badminton and underwent ACL reconstruction. RESULTS: The most common injury mechanism (10 of 21 injuries) was single-leg landing after overhead stroke. Nine of 10 players had injured the knee opposite to the racket-hand side. The second most frequent injury mechanism (eight of 21 injuries) was plant-and-cut while side-stepping or backward stepping. All eight players injured the knee of the racket-hand side. Eleven injuries occurred in the rear court, and six of the 11 injuries occurred during single-leg landing after an overhead stroke. CONCLUSION: The knee opposite to the racket-hand side tended to sustain the ACL injuries during single-leg landing after a backhand overhead stroke, whereas the knee of the racket-hand side tended to be injured by plant-and-cut during side or backward stepping. These injury patterns appear to be due to specific movements during badminton.