Population
61 surgically proven, noncontact, anterior cruciate ligament injuries from 22 National Football League teams…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 football seasons
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Disproportionate game and dry-field occurrence may guide targeted monitoring in NFL; leaves open whether exposure or surface modifications reduce noncontact ACL risk.
In the NFL, noncontact ACL injuries occur disproportionately during games compared to practices and predominantly on dry fields.
Scranton et al. (1997) studied this question.
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