"Last weekend, the 23-year-old FC Bayern Munich midfielder suffered a serious knee injury during a Bundesliga match in Cologne. The diagnosis: a torn cruciate ligament. It's Oberdorf's second within the span of just 15 months, again in her right knee. The cruciate ligament tear she suffered in a friendly against Austria in July 2024 kept her out of action for more than a year, missing both the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and the Women's Euros in Switzerland last July."
"Instead, she again faces many months of rehab. Recently Germany striker Giovanna Hoffmann and former Germany goalkeeper Merle Frohms also suffered cruciate ligament tears. The German FA's director of women's football, Nia Kunzer, who suffered four cruciate ligament tears during her playing career, called for the research into this injury to continue, to see "what else can be done to prevent it.""
Lena Oberdorf suffered a torn cruciate ligament in her right knee during a Bundesliga match in Cologne, marking her second ACL tear in 15 months. The previous cruciate ligament tear in July 2024 kept her out of action for more than a year, causing her to miss the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and the Women's Euros in Switzerland. Oberdorf had been set to return for Germany in the UEFA Nations League semifinal on October 24 but now faces many months of rehabilitation. Other German players have also suffered ACL tears, and calls for continued research into prevention have been made. Cruciate ligaments stabilize the knee forwards, backwards, and during rotational movements.
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