TABLE 2.
Preseason and In-Season ACL Tears, 2013-2020 a
| Total ACL Tears (n = 379) | Preseason ACL Tears (n = 182) | In-Season ACL Tears (n = 197) | Proportion of In-Season Tears, % | P-value (Proportion of In-Season Tears vs 2020) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. (% of Total ACL Tears) | Tears per Games Played, % | No. | Tears per Games Played, % | No. | Tears per Games Played, % b | ||
| 2013 | 63 (16.6) | 19.0 | 31 | 47.7 | 32 | 12.0 | 50.8 | .004 |
| 2014 | 44 (11.6) | 13.3 | 22 | 33.8 | 22 | 8.2 | 50.0 | .006 |
| 2015 | 48 (12.7) | 14.5 | 25 | 38.5 | 23 | 8.6 | 47.9 | .003 |
| 2016 | 45 (11.9) | 13.6 | 22 | 34.4 | 23 | 8.6 | 51.1 | .008 |
| 2017 | 51 (13.5) | 15.4 | 31 | 48.4 | 20 | 7.5 | 39.2 | <.0001 |
| 2018 | 53 (14.0) | 16.0 | 29 | 44.6 | 24 | 9.0 | 45.3 | .001 |
| 2019 | 33 (8.7) | 9.9 | 13 | 20.0 | 20 | 7.5 | 60.6 | .090 |
| 2020 | 42 (11.1) | 15.6 | 9 | — c | 33 | 12.3 | 78.6 | - |
a Boldface P values denote statistically significant difference relative to proportion of in-season tears in 2020 (P < .05). ACL, anterior cruciate ligament.
b Included games played during both the regular season and postseason.
c There were no preseason games played in 2020.