ACL injuries in men's professional football: a 15-year prospective study on time trends and return-to-play rates reveals only 65% of players still play at the top level 3 years after ACL rupture.

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Abstract

Studies investigating the development of ACL injuries over time in football are scarce and more data on what happens before and after return to play (RTP) are needed.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Br J Sports Med

Title: British journal of sports medicine

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1473-0480

ISSN (Print): 0306-3674

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2016

Volume: 50

Issue: 12

Affiliations

[1 ] Football Research Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Department of Orthopaedics, Hässleholm-Kristianstad-Ystad Hospitals, Hässleholm, Sweden.

[2 ] Football Research Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.

[3 ] Football Research Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.