Krutsch, Werner and Memmel, Clemens and Krutsch, Volker and Angele, Peter and Troess, Tobias and Der Fuenten, Karen Aus and Meyer, Tim (2019) High return to competition rate following ACL injury - A 10-year media-based epidemiological injury study in men's professional football. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE. ISSN 1746-1391, 1536-7290
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Ruptures of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) typically occur in professional football and epidemiological data about longitudinal injury development is needed. This practice-driven investigation of media-derived ACL data provides information about professional football over 10 years. Injury registration was based on "kicker" sports magazine information that have been recorded over one decade in a standardized manner. Only ACL ruptures in the first German football league were included when they could be verified by a second reliable source. Level of evidence: III. Fifty-seven primary ACL ruptures were verified in the first German football league during the seasons 2007/2008 to 2016/2017. Among them, six re-injuries were found. Mean age at the time of injury was 24.8 years (SD 3.8). 31% (n = 20) of ACL ruptures occurred at the beginning of the season in August or September (p = 0.02). Mean time of RTC after primary ACL ruptures was 226.7 days (SD: 93.5) and 245.6 days (SD: 45.4) after re-injury. Although 62 (98%) players returned to football after injury and only one player immediately finished his career, 54.9% of the affected individuals played 3 years after the ACL rupture in the same league. ACL ruptures lead to longer absence than 7 months from football but does not give reason for immediate career-ending. The decrease in playing level after 3 years illustrate the serious consequences of ACL ruptures in football. Media-based injury reports may provide interesting information.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; PLAYERS; SOCCER; MEDICINE; LEVEL; ACL rupture; professional; prevention; consequences; return-to-competition; media-based |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Unfallchirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Petra Gürster |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Apr 2020 06:54 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2020 06:54 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/26429 |
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