Systematic Video Analysis of ACL Injuries in Male Professional English Soccer Players: A Study of 124 Cases
Indirect contact rather than noncontact was the main ACL injury mechanism in male elite English soccer players. Four main situational patterns were described, with pressing/tackling and being tackled accounting for two-thirds of all indirect and noncontact injuries. Biomechanical analysis confirmed a multiplanar mechanism, with knee loading patterning in the sagittal plane accompanied with dynamic valgus. More injuries occurred in the first half of matches.
Authors
- Francesco Della Villa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-6666)
- Matthew W. Buckthorpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4925-4031)
- Michael Davison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8142-622X)
- Andy M. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-2751)
- Matthew Stride
- Antonio Bortolami
Institutions
- St Mary's University Twickenham London (GB)
- Fortius Clinic (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251314642
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.33