Incidence, Positional Distribution, Severity, and Time Missed in Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Knee in NCAA Division I Football Athletes.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev
; 1(5): e019, 2017 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We studied injury to the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football players, their incidence, magnitude of injury, distribution by position, and missed time, which has not previously been described in a consecutive series.METHODS:
The knee injuries sustained in 163 consecutive NCAA Division I collegiate football players at our institution were evaluated over a span of 6 years.RESULTS:
The incidence of MCL injuries with any knee injury was 29% (47 of 163). Of 47 MCL injuries, 34% occurred in defensive linemen and 29% in offensive linemen. The average days missed by linemen were 14.65 compared with 4.5 by nonlinemen (P = 0.07). The MCL injuries in linemen were more severe than nonlinemen (0.018).DISCUSSION:
MCL injuries occur most commonly in linemen in whom the magnitude of injury is also more significant than nonlinemen. Linemen miss more days than do nonlinemen to MCL injury. STUDYDESIGN:
Descriptive Epidemiology Study.
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J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev
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2017
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