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An epidemiological evaluation is warranted to better understand the clinical presentation and recovery of CMSI.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title><jats:p>First, to describe the epidemiology of CMSI in elite Australian Football players. Second, to determine if recovery following injury is different according to: (a) injury type (index vs re\u2010injury); (b) muscle injured (soleus vs gastrocnemius); and (c) mechanism of injury (running\u2010related activity vs non running\u2010related activity).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Descriptive epidemiological.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data retrieved from the Soft Tissue injury Registry of the Australian Football League were analyzed. Sixteen clubs submitted data on CMSI from 2014 to 2017. Data included: player characteristics, training and match history at the time of injury, MRI, and the time to reach recovery milestones.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>One hundred and eighty\u2010four CMSI were included (149 index injuries; 35 re\u2010injuries). Soleus injuries were most prevalent (84.6%). Soleus injuries took 25.4\u00a0\u00b1\u00a016.2\u00a0days to return to play, whereas gastrocnemius injuries took 19.1\u00a0\u00b1\u00a014.1\u00a0days (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.097). CMSI sustained during running\u2010related activities took approximately 12\u00a0days longer to recover than injuries sustained during non running\u2010related activities (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.001). Compared to index injuries, re\u2010injuries involved older players (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.03) and significantly more time was taken to run at &gt;90% of maximum speed, return to full training, and return to play (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0\u2264\u00a0.001). Almost all of the observed re\u2010injuries involved soleus (91.4%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Soleus injuries are more prevalent than gastrocnemius injuries in elite Australian Football players. 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