Open Access<p>Epidemiological Data on LCL and PCL Injuries Over 17 Seasons in Men’s Professional Soccer: The UEFA Elite Club Injury Study</p>
Author(s) -
Matilda Lundblad,
Martin Hägglund,
Christoffer Thomeé,
Eric Hamrin Senorski,
Jan Ekstrand,
Jón Karlsson,
Markus Waldén
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access journal of sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1543
DOI - 10.2147/oajsm.s237997
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , injury prevention , rate ratio , quartile , poison control , prospective cohort study , ligament , physical therapy , surgery , emergency medicine , confidence interval
There is limited epidemiological information on injury rates and injury mechanisms for lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries in male professional soccer. In addition, time trends and lay-off times for these injuries have not yet been determined.