Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2021; 12(11): 833-841
Published online Nov 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i11.833
Table 1 Cumulative anterior cruciate ligament tear count
Season
Total ACL tears
Percent difference
Teams impacted
P value1
Through four regular season games, excluding preseason
202014+118.8%110.039
2015-2019 average6.45.8
Through four regular season games, including preseason injuries
202014-18.6%110.394
2015-2019 average17.213.6
Through eight regular season games, including preseason injuries
202019-16.7%120.196
2015-2019 average22.816.0
Through eight games played, regular or preseason
202019+10.5%120.600
2015-2019 average17.213.6