Does Playing Surface Increase the Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the National Football League? A Look at the 2017 – 2021 NFL seasons
1Card R, 2Harrington J, 3Huish E, 3Pettegrew J1Valley Consortium for Medical Education, Modesto, CA, USA; 2Vally Consortium for Medical Education, Modesto, CA, USA; 3VCME, Modesto, CA, USA Introduction Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common and potentially devastating injuries for high level athletes. Prior studies have shown increased ACL injury rates on non-natural playing surfaces (i.e. artificial turf) vs natural […]