The study explores injury prevention and musculoskeletal health in retired elite women footballers, suggesting positive implications for health outcomes.
Musculoskeletal complaints, especially knee-related issues, are common amongst retired elite women's footballers, and are associated with severe injuries during a player's career. Collaborative injury prevention efforts are likely to lead to positive health benefits for current, future and former elite women's footballers.
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