Knee injury risk: history, load and context
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First published:
Research through: 29 May 2026
A review published two days earlier places injury history beside load and biomechanics.
Selected research available by this Friday; older studies are background, not weekly discoveries. Assessed in October 2026; screening was not exhaustive.
Topics: Recovery
Finding
Previous injury was a recurrent risk factor in the included studies.
Limitations: Association is not an individual forecast.
Evidence level: Moderate evidence
- Common Risk Factors for Knee Injuries in Runners: A Systematic Review (opens in a new tab) · · Research from this week
Finding
Higher training load or volume was associated with several knee-injury outcomes.
Limitations: No safe threshold or causal prevention effect established.
Evidence level: Moderate evidence
- Common Risk Factors for Knee Injuries in Runners: A Systematic Review (opens in a new tab) · · Research from this week
Finding
Biomechanical associations differed across knee-injury diagnoses.
Limitations: Abstract reports excluding studies focused on athletes over 30.
Evidence level: Moderate evidence
- Common Risk Factors for Knee Injuries in Runners: A Systematic Review (opens in a new tab) · · Research from this week
Interpretation
Consider history and exposure together. These associations do not diagnose pain, predict your injury or prescribe a gait correction.
Further reading: current guides
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- · Historical edition researched, translated and assessed in October 2026; Friday publication date retained.
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