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. 2021 Mar 31;12:33–41. doi: 10.2147/OAJSM.S250414

Table 2.

Relative Increase in Risk for ACL Injury in the AFLW and AFL Compared to Example Studies in Elite Level Soccer and Handball

Soccer17 Handball18
Men’s Competition Women’s Competition Men’s Competition Women’s Competition
Incidence per 1000 player hours 0.28 0.72 0.54 1.62
Relative increase in risk for AFLWa 18.9 7.4 9.8 3.3
Relative increase in risk for AFLb 2.9 1.1 1.5 0.5

Notes: aAFLW Incidence = 5.3 ACL injuries per 1000 player hours average for 2017–2019 seasons. bAFL Incidence = 0.8 ACL injuries per 1000 player hours average for 2017–2019 seasons.