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Return-to-play criteria based on infrared thermography during anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation in football players

Victor-Luis Escamilla-Galindo
1, 2
,
José Luis Felipe
3, 4
,
Antonio Alonso-Callejo
4
,
Ralph Van-der-Horst
5
,
Ana de la Torre-Combarros
6
,
Paolo Minafra
7
,
Daniel Fernández-Muñoz
1
,
Ismael Fernández-Cuevas
1, 2

  1. Department of research and development, ThermoHuman, Madrid, Spain
  2. INEF, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  3. Performance Analysis Department, UD Las Palmas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  4. IGOID Research Group, Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University of Cas-tilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
  5. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation department of Sports Performance Nederland, Zaanstad, Netherlands
  6. Medical department of Getafe, Madrid, Spain
  7. Medical Department of Modena, Modena, Italy
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):161–167
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144295
Online publish date: 2024/10/23
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