ACL injury timing during matches in professional women's football: A 208-case analysis from the 2022–2024 seasons
Most ACL injuries in women's football occurred within the initial 45 min of effective playing time, particularly between the 15th and 35th minutes. This suggests that early-game intensity, acute fatigue or other factors rather than cumulative fatigue may contribute to ACL injury risk.
Authors
- Ric J. Lovell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5859-0267)
- Matthew Whalan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1532-7877)
- B. Wakefield
- William J. Hampstead
- Evangelos Pappas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8340-0303)
- Vanessa Crespin
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences (CN)
- Oldham Council (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of science and medicine in sport
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.08.016
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01