ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2022
Return to Play and Player Performance After Meniscal Tear Among Elite-Level European Soccer Players: A Matched Cohort Analysis of Injuries From 2006 to 2016.
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- In elite athletes with meniscal injuries, always repair the lateral, think about the medial! A systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- Player Performance, Return-to-Play, and Recurrence Rates After Operative and Nonoperative Treatment for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation in Elite UEFA Professional Soccer Players: A Matched Cohort Analysis From 2010 to 2024.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Return to sport after ACL reconstruction, meniscus and cartilage surgeries in professional soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Review
- Efficacy of Electromyographic Biofeedback in the Recovery of the Vastus Lateralis after Knee Injury: A Single-Group Case Study.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Electromyographic Biofeedback in Muscle Recovery after Meniscectomy in Soccer Players.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMeniscal injuries are extremely common in soccer athletes, and little is known about postrecovery performance. PURPOSE: To (1) identify characteristics associated with return to play (RTP) to the same league level and (2) evaluate long-term effects that injury and management approach may have on player performance. STUDY
designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsUsing publicly available records, we identified athletes who sustained meniscal tears across the 5 major European soccer leagues (English Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, and Serie A) between 2006 and 2016. Injured athletes were matched to controls 1:2 by demographics and performance. Investigations included rate of RTP to the same league level, reinjury, player characteristics associated with RTP within 2 seasons, long-term availability, field time, and performance metrics standardized to 90 minutes of play during the next 4 seasons.
resultsA total of 250 players sustaining meniscal tears were included, of which 106 (42%) received surgical management. Median absence was 57.5 days (interquartile range [IQR], 35-92) or 7 games (IQR, 4-12). Rate of RTP was 70%, and the reinjury rate 5% if a player could RTP. Age greater than 30 years was a negative predictor for RTP (odds ratio [OR], 0.62;
conclusionRTP of elite soccer athletes sustaining meniscal tear is contingent on age, preinjury performance, and management approach. Those who RTP to the same league level can be expected to demonstrate equivalent field time, performance, and long-term availability as noninjured athletes.
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