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ACL injury is a severe and concerning health issue for the professional football player causing long layoff time.1 Each team of 25 players can expect one ACL injury every 2 years.2 Despite improved knowledge of ACL injuries and injury prevention, their rate in professional football is not declining.1 Video analysis can provide information on injury mechanisms, situational patterns and kinematics during actual injuries. This information can aid the effective design of injury risk reduction programmes. There is a need for large studies using systematic evaluation of ACL injuries to provide conclusive evidence on ACL …
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Contributors FDV and MB wrote the first draft. AV produced the infographic. All authors provided intellectual content to the final version.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
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