@article{ref1,
title="ACL injury incidence, severity and patterns in professional male soccer players in a Middle Eastern league",
journal="BMJ open sport and exercise medicine",
year="2018",
author="Rekik, Raouf Nader and Tabben, Montassar and Eirale, Cristiano and Landreau, Philippe and Bouras, Rachid and Wilson, Mathew G. and Gillogly, Scott and Bahr, Roald and Chamari, Karim",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="e000461-e000461",
abstract="AIM: To ascertain ACL injury incidence, severity (injury burden) and patterns (contact/non-contact and reinjuries) in a professional male football league in the Middle East over five consecutive seasons. <br><br>METHODS: Prospective epidemiological study reporting ACL injuries in professional male soccer players in the Qatar Stars League, with complete matches/training exposure over five seasons (2013-2014 to 2017-2018), corresponding to 2243 player seasons and 729 team months. <br><br>RESULTS: 37 complete ACL ruptures occurred in 37 players during 486 951  hours of player exposure. The overall ACL injury rate was 0.076 injuries/1000  hours of exposure (season range 0.045-0.098). Injury incidence during matches and training was 0.41 and 0.04 injuries/1000  hours of exposure, respectively. Match injury incidence was greater than that of training (OR 11.8, 95%  CI 6.21 to 23.23, p<0.001). Average injury-related time-loss following ACL injury was 225 days±65 (range 116-360). Overall injury burden was 16.3 days lost/1000  hours of exposure. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The overall ACL injury rate in professional male soccer players competing in the Middle East was 0.076 injuries/1000  hours of exposure, match injury incidence was greater than training, while the average ACL time-loss was 225 days.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2055-7647",
doi="10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000461",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000461"
}