title: Cartilage Issues in Football (Soccer): An Executive Summary of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)/ International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) Initiative.
authors.affiliation: Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mandelbaum
authors.affiliation: Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mithoefer
authors.affiliation: Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: University Medical Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saris
authors.affiliation: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), Shulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dvorák
keywords: cartilage; football; injury; osteoarthritis; soccer