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Usually when one encounters an acronym such as ACL it is accompanied by the words it refers to, i.e. Anterior Cruciate Ligament. It is informative that the authors of the paper, like myself in the opening sentence above, did not feel the need to explain that ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Readers know ACL spells trouble for the player. This paper provides some cost data on the issue.
The paper uses data from the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s injury fund for the period 2012-2020. The payments are funded from membership fees. Payments from the fund are made for verified claims made by players who do not have their own personal insurance or for excess expenses where a player have their own insurance. It means that the cost of ACL injuries is much larger.