ACL Injuries in Major League Soccer: A 10-Year Analysis of Injury Rate and Return to Play, and Performance Metrics by Player Position
Our study demonstrated that while overall RTP times have improved, position-specific performance outcomes vary significantly, with forwards exhibiting long-term deficits compared with midfielders and defenders. These findings suggest that position-specific rehabilitation protocols may be beneficial for athlete education in RTP and for potential prevention strategies.
Authors
- Francis Hand
- Bert R. Mandelbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0074-2157)
- Danyal H. Nawabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6057-3781)
- Camden Bohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-5372)
- Robert H. Brophy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2912-8265)
- Eric Giza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1762-4736)
- Daanish Khazi-Syed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9015-3531)
- Catherine Hand
- Vikranth Mirle
- Vahram Gamsarian
- Brian Forsythe
- Joshua Chang
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251399842
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00