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ACL injury, physical activity, and overweight/obesity: a vicious cycle?

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Abbreviations

ACL:

Anterior cruciate ligament

ACLR:

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

FITT:

Frequency, intensity, time, and type

MVPA:

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

PA:

Physical activity

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Funding

FCLO receives a postdoctoral fellowship from the Fonds de recherche de Québec-Santé (FRQS) (Grant No. 261781). JSR is supported by salary awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). No specific grant for this study from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

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  1. School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Fábio Carlos Lucas de Oliveira

  2. Pathokinesiology Laboratory, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-L’Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Fábio Carlos Lucas de Oliveira

  3. Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration,, CIUSSS-CN, Quebec City, QC, Canada

    Jean-Sébastien Roy

  4. Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada

    Jean-Sébastien Roy

  5. Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia

    Evangelos Pappas

  6. Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia

    Evangelos Pappas

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FCLO drafted and wrote the manuscript. JSR contributed substantially to the conception and writing. EP conceived the idea, designed and conceptualised the paper. All authors provided critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content and provided detailed suggestions for revisions. All authors approved the final version of this document.

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de Oliveira, F.C.L., Roy, JS. & Pappas, E. ACL injury, physical activity, and overweight/obesity: a vicious cycle?. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 28, 667–669 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05807-6

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