ACL & Knee
ACL rupture, graft choice, the five phases of rehabilitation, re-injury testing and meniscus or cartilage damage in the professional game.
Timelines
ACL Injury in Football: What Recovery Time Really Looks Like
A ruptured ACL costs most professionals six to nine months. Here is what fills that window and why the last two months are the hardest.
2026-09-26Surgery
ACL Reconstruction: How Surgeons Choose the Graft
Bone-patellar tendon, hamstring tendon or donor tissue: the graft choice shapes the first four months of rehab and the long-term re-injury picture.
2026-09-21Rehabilitation
ACL Rehab in Football: The Five Phases, Week by Week
Quad control, walking, running, control-chaos and the return test. The five phases of ACL rehab and the criteria that gate each one.
2026-09-15Return to sport
ACL Re-injury Risk: Which Tests Actually Predict It
A 90 percent limb symmetry index is a starting line, not a finish line. The tests that carry real predictive weight before an ACL return.
2026-09-09Knee
Meniscus and Cartilage Injuries in Football: Repair, Trim or Wait
Not every torn meniscus needs an operating theatre, and the repair-versus-remove decision has a decade-long tail. What the evidence says.
2026-09-03