Full - back Bacary Sagna is however a major doubt with a
knee injury while centre - half Thomas Vermealen, despite returning to training recently, is unlikely to be
risked after a seven - month spell on the sidelines with an achilles problem.
The data «could indicate that the potential window of opportunity for optimized ACL
injury risk reduction may be before the onset of neuromuscular deficits and peak
knee injury incidence that occurs
after the onset of maturation in female athletes and / or during the mid-teen years,» said lead author, Gregory D. Myer, PhD, FACSM, CSCS, of the Division of Sports Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and the Departments of Pediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery, at the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, and the Athletic Training Division, School of Allied Medical Professions at The Ohio State University in Columbus.