Table 2.
Number of players | 69 |
Number of ACL tearsb | 74b |
Age, y, mean ± SD | 25.6 ± 3.98 |
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean ± SD | 23.6 ± 1.35 |
No. of knees (%) | |
Right | 24 (32) |
Left | 50 (68) |
MLS experience before ACL tear, y, mean ± SD | 2.61 ± 2.59 |
Position, n | |
Midfield | 31 |
Defense | 18 |
Forward | 16 |
Goalie | 4 |
ACL tear timing, n | |
In-season game | 69 |
In-season practice | 2 |
Preseason soccer | 3 |
aACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; MLS, Major League Soccer; SD, standard deviation.
bA total of 64 players had primary ACL tear (64 knees), 1 player had bilateral ACL tears (2 knees), 4 players had primary and re-tear of ACL in same knee (8 knees).