Researchers examined data from 15,783 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction. There were 1,012 patients who had full-thickness cartilage lesions, 372 of which occurred in female patients and 640 of which occurred in male patients. Male football players showed a higher rate of full-thickness articular cartilage injuries when compared with male athletes in other sports.
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