Table 3.

Performance Comparison Before and After ACLR (40 Players and 45 Knees)^a

	Before ACL Tear	After ACLR	PValue (Paired Samples Student tTest)b
No. of seasons in MLS	2.61 ± 2.59	4.00 ± 2.78	.011
Games played per season	17.8 ± 8.55	18.8 ± 5.91	.558
Minutes per game	68.7 ± 19.5	69.0 ± 17.8	.924
Goals per season	3.24 ± 7.04	3.17 ± 5.75	.899
Total shots per season	17.7 ± 17.8	19.0 ± 14.9	.698
Shots on goal per season	7.48 ± 7.92	7.15 ± 6.00	.794
Assists per season	2.53 ± 2.75	2.18 ± 1.69	.455
Yellow cards per season	2.62 ± 2.12	2.71 ± 1.87	.832
Red cards per season	0.15 ± 0.24	0.26 ± 0.36	.154
Fouls committed per season	20.0 ± 12.3	19.4 ± 11.7	.800

^aValues are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. ACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; MLS, Major League Soccer.

^bNo differences were statistically significant.