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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

A lot of players seem to be getting serious knee injuries these days. Anyone know if it's on the increase, or just a recency/availability bias in my head?

Is there any open data available on injuries we can interrogate?

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Definitely on the rise and a lot of it has to do with the I creased frequency and intensity of matches in men's football

In women's football it's that as well, the fact that they are more prone to acl tears in general than men, and the fact that football cleats aren't designed for women specifically, they still use the framework of men's cleats, which also causes issues.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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Shit, and now we get this news today:

> Ivan Perisic has suffered a complex Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury in his right knee

😖

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wonder if the playing surface has anything to do with it.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

@hallenbeck
Minimalist and low drop shoes became popular among people in their early 20s in the mid 2000s. This was right around the time of the beginning of the obesity epidemic.

Knee injuries are indeed on the rise among professional athletes according to a quick Google search.

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