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Gender issues in ACL injury
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Location: http://www.carletonsportsmed.com/gender.htm
Description: The following is a summary of an article by Traina and Bromberg in Orthopedics Vol 20 No 6 June 1997
In the NCAA, the Injury rates are 2.4X greater in soccer and 4.1 X greater in basketball for female athletes. The reason for this increase is still speculative, but there are several theories under investigation.
These theories are:
Extrinsic
Conditioning
Body Movement
Muscular Strength
Intrinsic
Joint Laxity
Notch Width
Limb Alignment
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