Table 1.
Stepped PubMed/EBSCOhost 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) | 24897 | 41136 |
| #15 | Search “preventing” [TIAB] | 5101 | 1122 |
| #14 | Search “preventive” [TIAB] | 2496 | 2348 |
| #13 | Search “prevent” [TIAB] | 8551 | 2003 |
| #12 | Search “prevention” [TIAB] | 13521 | 14814 |
| #11 | Search (#5) AND (#10) | 4377 | 3616 |
| #10 | Search (#6) OR (#7) OR (#8) OR (#9) | 76185 | 75651 |
| #9 | Search “female” [TIAB] | 15605 | 25488 |
| #8 | Search “training” [TIAB] | 10336 | 26450 |
| #7 | Search “neuromuscular” [TIAB] | 1455 | 2646 |
| #6 | Search “prospective” [TIAB] | 52817 | 21939 |
| #5 | Search (#1) OR (#2) OR (#3) OR (#4) | 13050 | 60968 |
| #4 | Search “ACL” [TIAB] | 438 | 1104 |
| #3 | Search “anterior cruciate ligament” [TIAB] | 565 | 4330 |
| #2 | Search “knee” [TIAB] | 5074 | 18321 |
| #1 | Search “injury” [TIAB] | 8156 | 39322 |
Abbreviations: TIAB, title and abstract. Date was limited from January 1, 1995 to May 31, 2012.
Language was limited in English. Species were limited in humans. Sex was limited in female. MEDLINE was used for a journal category selection for the PubMEd. CINAHL, MEDLINE, and SPORTDiscus were included in the EBSCO search.