ACL tears more likely in female soccer players
Rehab Regs, December 2, 2004
Approximately 30,000 high school and college athletes tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) each year, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. For high school males, the risk is one in 500, but for females, the risk is one in 100. Soccer players are affected the most, with basketball players a close second, reported the Inquirer. Research also indicates that girls who suffer this injury are more than two times as likely to develop osteoarthritis at an early age. Doctors blame a variety of factors, such as underdeveloped muscle strength and overuse. Anatomy may also play a part in ACL injuries because women have wider hips and disproportionate quadricepts-to-hamstring strength and joint flexibility, reported the Inquirer.
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