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The study aims to describe ACL injury characteristics and risk factors across gender and age in elite football leagues.

Anterior cruciate ligament injury in elite football: a prospective three‐cohort study

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The study aims to describe ACL injury characteristics and risk factors across gender and age in elite football leagues.
Three-cohort study involving 57 clubs and 2,329 players from Swedish and European leagues followed between 2001 and 2009.
Used Cox regression to analyze gender differences in ACL injury risks adjusted for age.
Examined match-to-training ratios and mechanisms of injury for ACL injuries.
Mean age at ACL injury was significantly lower in women (20.6 years) than in men (25.2 years, P = 0.0002).
Female-to-male hazard ratio for ACL injury was 2.6 (95% CI 1.4-4.6), indicating higher injury risk in women.
58% of ACL injuries occurred due to non-contact mechanisms, and hamstring grafts were used more frequently in Sweden (67%) than in Europe (34%, P = 0.028).

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Prospective study assesses ACL injury incidence in male and female elite football players, indicating heightened risk in young females.

Waldén et al. (2010) studied this question.

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