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. 2024 Sep 14;144(9):4319–4324. doi: 10.1007/s00402-024-05531-y

Table 2.

Incidence of ACL injuries per 1000 h of match and training exposure in German soccer before and after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Pre-COVID Post-COVID
Professional soccer 0.051 ± 0.040 0.034 ± 0.009
1st league 0.110 0.027
2nd league 0.027 0.027
3rd league 0.023 0.047
Semi-professional soccer 0.080 ± 0.046 0.077 ± 0.030
4th league 0.0 0.110
5th league 0.106 0.121
6th league 0.088 0.053
Amateur soccer 0.058 ± 0.051 0.128 ± 0.092