Female footballer and Matilda’s star, Sam Kerr, has been much talked about because of her absence from the Olympic Games.

The reason, a knee injury, concerning her Anterior Cruciate Ligament or ACL.

Australia has some of the highest incidence of ACL operations, but a findings published in the Australian Medical Journal suggests that if all amateur players were to follow a specific preventative program, this number could be drastically reduced saving over $1.5 million along the way.

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Produced By: Martin Davies

Featured In Story: Researcher and Physiotherapist Lecturer – Andrew Ross from Victoria University

First aired on The Wire, Friday 2nd August 2024