Player and injury characteristics stratified for mechanism of index ACL injury*
| All players (n=118) | Non-contact injury (n=67) | Contact injury (n=51) | P value | |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 25 (4.3) | 26 (4.4) | 24 (4.1) | 0.042 |
| Right-leg dominance, n (%) | 87 (73.3) | 53 (79.1) | 34 (66.7) | 0.118 |
| Right-sided ACL injury, n (%) | 81 (68.6) | 51 (76.1) | 30 (58.8) | 0.045 |
| Injury in dominant leg, n (%) | 76 (64.4) | 51 (76.1) | 25 (49.0) | 0.002 |
| Mean time to RTT, days (SD) | 192 (45) | 187 (42) | 198 (48) | 0.209 |
| Mean time to RTM, days (SD) | 239 (63) | 236 (64) | 242 (62) | 0.578 |
*Only the first subsequent injury included for the single player with bilateral subsequent injuries.
RTM, return to match; ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; RTT, return to training.