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References from No clear association between time to return‐to‐play and first additional injury in European professional football players after ACL injury: A media‐based study. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament‐Return to Sport after Injury (ACL‐RSI) subcategories are affected by subjective running ability and medial single‐leg hop distance in postreconstruction patients at 6 months
10.1002/jeo2.12004 · 2024 · External reference
Performance outcomes after repair of complete Achilles tendon ruptures in National Basketball Association players
10.1177/0363546513490659 · 2013 · External reference
Factors affecting return to play and graft re‐rupture after primary ACL reconstruction in professional footballers
10.1007/s00167-021-06765-8 · 2022 · External reference
Young athletes who return to sport before 9 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction have a rate of new injury 7 times that of those who delay return
10.2519/jospt.2020.9071 · 2020 · External reference
Few training sessions between return to play and first match appearance are associated with an increased propensity for injury: a prospective cohort study of male professional football players during 16 consecutive seasons
10.1136/bjsports-2019-100655 · 2020 · External reference
The effect of primary ACL reconstruction on career longevity in English Premier League and championship soccer players compared with uninjured controls: a matched cohort analysis
10.1177/03635465241235949 · 2024 · External reference
ACL reconstruction in the professional or elite athlete: state of the art
10.1136/jisakos-2020-000456 · 2021 · External reference
Return to sport and performance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in National Football League linemen
10.1177/2325967117711681 · 2017 · External reference
The majority of elite and professional athletes return to the preinjury level of activity after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
10.1002/ksa.70020 · 2026 · External reference
A higher thigh muscle injury incidence in professional male soccer players returning to play after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: analysis of 110 cases from the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study
10.1177/03635465251353213 · 2025 · External reference
The impact of match workload and international travel on injuries in professional men's football
10.3390/sports12080212 · 2024 · External reference
Injury incidence and injury patterns in professional football: the UEFA injury study
10.1136/bjsm.2009.060582 · 2011 · External reference
Performance and return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in male major league soccer players
10.1177/2325967113497189 · 2013 · External reference
Performance and return‐to‐sport after ACL reconstruction in NFL quarterbacks
10.3928/01477447-20140728-59 · 2014 · External reference
It is time to target psychological readiness (or lack of readiness) in return to sports after anterior cruciate ligament tears
10.1186/s40634-023-00657-1 · 2023 · External reference
Return to play and pattern of injury after ACL rupture in a consecutive series of Elite UEFA soccer players
10.1177/23259671231153629 · 2023 · External reference
Consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures in studies of football (soccer) injuries
10.1136/bjsm.2005.025270 · 2006 · External reference
Tale of quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength after ACL reconstruction: a systematic review with longitudinal and multivariate meta‐analysis
10.1136/bjsports-2023-107977 · 2025 · External reference
Return to sports after ACL injury 5 years from now: 10 things we must do
10.1186/s40634-022-00514-7 · 2022 · External reference
Simple decision rules can reduce reinjury risk by 84% after ACL reconstruction: the Delaware‐Oslo ACL cohort study
10.1136/bjsports-2016-096031 · 2016 · External reference
No difference in return to play rates between different elite sports after primary autograft ACL reconstruction
10.1007/s00167-023-07654-y · 2023 · External reference
Major League pitching workload after primary ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction and risk for revision surgery
10.1016/j.jse.2016.11.008 · 2017 · External reference
Football‐related injuries are the major reason for the career end of professional male football players
10.1007/s00167-021-06684-8 · 2021 · External reference
Is 9 months the sweet spot for male athletes to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?
10.1136/bjsports-2024-108733 · 2025 · External reference
Eighty‐three per cent of elite athletes return to preinjury sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review with meta‐analysis of return to sport rates, graft rupture rates and performance outcomes
10.1136/bjsports-2016-096836 · 2018 · External reference
The effects of fixture congestion on injury in professional male soccer: a systematic review
10.1007/s40279-022-01799-5 · 2023 · External reference
Return to play following ACL reconstruction: a systematic review about strength deficits
10.1007/s00402-014-1992-x · 2014 · External reference
Better safe than sorry? A systematic review with meta‐analysis on time to return to sport after ACL reconstruction as a risk factor for second ACL injury
10.2519/jospt.2023.11977 · 2024 · External reference
Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears and reconstruction: a 21‐year population‐based study
10.1177/0363546516629944 · 2016 · External reference
Does the FIFA 11+ injury prevention program reduce the incidence of ACL injury in male soccer players?
10.1007/s11999-017-5342-5 · 2017 · External reference
The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.11.008 · 2008 · External reference
ACL injuries in men's professional football: a 15‐year prospective study on time trends and return‐to‐play rates reveals only 65% of players still play at the top level 3 years after ACL rupture
10.1136/bjsports-2015-095952 · 2016 · External reference
Decision‐making in return to sport clearance after ACL reconstruction is primarily based on objective criteria: insights from AGA knee experts
10.1002/jeo2.70662 · 2026 · External reference
The time course of injury risk after return‐to‐play in professional football (soccer)
10.1007/s40279-024-02103-3 · 2025 · External reference
