Table 2 ACL injury-related factors in male and female football players after ACLR

Injury and surgical factors

Age at injury (years), mean (SD)

18.3 (2.4)

18.0 (2.7)^a

0.339

Injury mechanism, n (%)

    Contact

22 (58)^b

79 (42)^c

0.068

    No contact

16 (42)

110 (58)

Time between injury and ACLR (days), median (IQR)

183 (159)^a

165 (152)

0.125

    0–90 days, n (%)

8 (13)

48 (24)

0.137

    91–365 days, n (%)

45 (70)

121 (61)

    > 365 days, n (%)

11 (17)

29 (15)

Graft, all autografts, n (%)

    Hamstrings (semitendinosus and semitendinosus-gracilis)

62 (95)

190 (96)

0.591

    Patellar tendon

1 (2)

5 (3)

    Quadriceps

2 (3)

2 (1)

    Other

0 ()

1 (1)

ACLR knee, n (%)

    Right

36 (55)

100 (51)

0.495

    Left

29 (45)

98 (49)

Presence of concomitant injuries at ACLR, n (%)

    Meniscus injury (medial)

13 (20)

35 (18)

0.674

    Meniscus injury (lateral)

21 (32)

38 (19)

0.028

    Articular cartilage injury

3 (5)

1 (1)

0.048

Rehabilitation factors

Physiotherapist contact before ACLR, n (%)

Yes

48 (74)

167 (84)

0.057

    < 3 months

19 (40)

41 (25)

0.082

    3–6 months

18 (38)

57 (34)

    6–9 months

5 (10)

26 (16)

    > 9 months

6 (12)

43 (26)

Physiotherapist contact after ACLR, n (%)

Yes

63 (97)

194 (98)

0.621

 < 3 months

2 (3)

4 (2)

0.687

    3–6 months

16 (25)

43 (22)

    6–9 months

22 (35)

60 (31)

 > 9 months

24 (37)

87 (45)

Appraisal of the physiotherapist contact, n (%)

    Necessary for the current knee function

51 (78)

153 (77)

0.843

    Necessary to some extent

11 (17)

33 (17)

    Neutral

2 (3)

7 (3)

    Not very necessary

1 (1)

2 (1)

    Not necessary at all

2 (2)

1 (0)

    No physiotherapist contact

0 (0)

2 (1)