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To evaluate the incidence, positional distribution, severity, and missed playing time associated with medial collateral ligament (MCL) knee injuries in NCAA Division I football players.

August 1, 2017JAAOS Global Research and ReviewsOpen Access

Incidence, Positional Distribution, Severity, and Time Missed in Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Knee in NCAA Division I Football Athletes

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AMAli R. MotamediToronto General Hospital AGAnirudh K. GowdAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist ANAlireza K. NazemiCedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute

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Descriptive epidemiological study reveals elevated MCL injury incidence and severity in collegiate football linemen, indicating a need for position-specific preventive strategies.

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To evaluate the incidence, positional distribution, severity, and missed playing time associated with medial collateral ligament (MCL) knee injuries in NCAA Division I football players.
Evaluated knee injuries in a consecutive series of 163 NCAA Division I collegiate football players at a single institution over a 6-year period.
Documented injury incidence, anatomical severity, positional breakdown, and time lost from sport.
MCL injuries accounted for 29% (47 of 163) of all knee injuries, occurring predominantly in defensive linemen (34%) and offensive linemen (29%).
Linemen sustained significantly more severe MCL injuries than nonlinemen (P = 0.018).
Linemen missed an average of 14.65 days due to MCL injury compared with 4.5 days for nonlinemen (P = 0.07).

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Motamedi et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87a180d5da246977c4d5eb https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-17-00019

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Descriptive epidemiological study reveals elevated MCL injury incidence and severity in collegiate football linemen, indicating a need for position-specific preventive strategies.

Incidence, Positional Distribution, Severity, and Time Missed in Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Knee in NCAA Division I Football Athletes

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Incidence, Positional Distribution, Severity, and Time Missed in Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Knee in NCAA Division I Football Athletes

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