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

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 744-750

  Waldén, Markus ^a,b   Hägglund, Martin ^a   Magnusson, Henrik ^a   Ekstrand, Jan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Hassleholm Kristianstad Ystad Hospitals   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPLICATION; EUROPE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETURN TO SPORT; RUPTURE; SOCCER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETURN TO SPORT; RUPTURE; SOCCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963812590     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095952     Document Type: Article

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