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. 2021 May 13;30(4):1380–1387. doi: 10.1007/s00167-021-06604-w

Table 5.

Time until ACL diagnosis, imaging, associated injuries, intention to return, and treatment data for ACL-injured football players (n = 2875)

Variable Total Male Female
Days until ACL diagnosis
 Median 21 24 21
 Mean (SD) 93 (260) 106 (285) 73 (214)
% % %
Imaging
 MRI 73.3 70.9 77
 X-ray 54.6 55.3 53.5
 CT 2.8 2.6 3.1
 Ultrasonography 6.5 7.2 5.4
Associated injuries
 Any type 46.7 47.4 45.6
 Cartilage 13 14.2 11.2
 Medial meniscus 32.2 33.9 29.6
 Lateral meniscus 27.7 29.9 24.1
 LCL 10 9.9 10.1
 MCL 13.7 13.2 14.6
 PCL 4.3 4.1 4.6
Plan on returning to football
 Yes 60 58.3 62.6
 No 40 41.7 37.4
Treatment planed
 Surgical 94.9 93.9 96.6
 Non-surgical 5.1 6.1 3.4