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    Female athletes are 2 to 10 times more likely to injure their ACL than male athletes participating in the same sports. This is due to biomechanical and anatomical factors such as females having increased knee valgus alignment and less muscular control and stability. ACL injury risk is also increased by extrinsic factors like playing surface and footwear. Implementing injury prevention programs focused on strengthening muscles around the knee and core, as well as teaching proper landing and cutting techniques, can help reduce the risk of ACL injuries for female athletes.

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    Female athletes are 2 to 10 times more likely to injure their ACL than male athletes participating in the same sports. This is due to biomechanical and anatomical factors such as females having increased knee valgus alignment and less muscular control and stability. ACL injury risk is also increased by extrinsic factors like playing surface and footwear. Implementing injury prevention programs focused on strengthening muscles around the knee and core, as well as teaching proper landing and cutting techniques, can help reduce the risk of ACL injuries for female athletes.

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    Female athletes are 2 to 10 times more likely to injure their ACL than male athletes participating in the same sports. This is due to biomechanical and anatomical factors such as females having increased knee valgus alignment and less muscular control and stability. ACL injury risk is also increased by extrinsic factors like playing surface and footwear. Implementing injury prevention programs focused on strengthening muscles around the knee and core, as well as teaching proper landing and cutting techniques, can help reduce the risk of ACL injuries for female athletes.

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    FEMALE ATHLETES: ACL INJURY AND PREVENTION 1

    Female Athletes: ACL Injury and prevention

    Cayla Williams

    Immaculata University
    FEMALE ATHLETES: ACL INJURY AND PREVENTION 2

    Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common knee injuries

    among athletes. From the most elite athletes to the recreational athlete, ACL tears are

    always a concern. However, among those athletes, females are more susceptible to ACL

    injuries. Female athletes, who participate in sports that involve, jumping and pivoting,

    are 2 to 10 times more likely to sustain an ACL injury than male athletes who are

    participating in the same sports (Hewett, 2010).

    The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the four ligaments that stabilize

    the ligaments in the knee. The ACL prevents the tibia from moving anteriorly (forward)

    of the femur as well as providing rotary stability to the knee. The ACL originates from

    the medial and anterior part of the tibial plateau and runs diagonally to the lateral

    femoral condyle. Together with the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), the ACL controls

    the knee mechanics. ("Anterior Cruciate Ligament," 2012)

    Most ACL injures are caused by a noncontact mechanism often while the athlete

    is landing from a jump or planting their foot flat and cutting in the other direction.

    There are several biomechanical factors that make females more susceptible. The first

    being that females have more of a valgus knee alignment or they are considered knock-

    knees causes the knees to be more inward when they land increasing the risk of ACL

    injury. ("An Athlete's Nightmare: Tearing the ACL," 2008) It is also believed that female

    athletes are more predisposed to ACL injuries because of their muscular control. Cutting
    FEMALE ATHLETES: ACL INJURY AND PREVENTION 3

    and landing and changing direction needs higher levels of muscular control in order to

    have stability. Females are known for not being as muscular or as stable as male

    athletes in general (Hewett, 2010). Extrinsic risk factors for ACL injuries include the

    playing surface, the discrepancies on whether or not to use prophylactic or functional

    knee bracing in prevention of ACL injury, footwear, and weather. (Silvers and

    Mandelbaum, 2007)

    Female athletes should be put on an ACL injury prevention program in order to

    decrease the risk of ACL injury. These programs will help strengthen the athletes, which

    in return provide more stability. Prevention programs include strengthening the muscles

    around the knee, building core muscles for overall body stability and specific stretching.

    Some programs also include running and different cutting sequences. This teaches the

    athlete how to properly plant and cut to not cause an injury. ("ACL Injury Prevention

    Starts Young," 2001)

    Overall, female athletes are more likely to have an ACL injury than male athletes.

    This is due to the difference in female anatomy, biomechanics, and extrinsic factors. It is

    important that all female athletes be on an injury prevention program in order to

    reduce the probability of ACL injury. By being proactive about preventing ACL injuries

    will decrease the number of female athletes sidelined due to injury and increase the

    quality of the athlete.


    FEMALE ATHLETES: ACL INJURY AND PREVENTION 4

    References

    ACL injury: Does it require surgery? (2009, September). Retrieved from

    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00297

    ACL injury prevention starts young. (2001). The Physician and Sportsmedicine Phy

    Sportsmed, 29(3), 0. doi:10.3810/psm.2001.03.694

    Anterior cruciate ligament. (2012, November 29). Retrieved from

    http://shp.missouri.edu/vhct/case3505/anat_physio.htm

    An athlete's nightmare: Tearing the acl. (2008, May/June). Retrieved from

    https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issues/summer08/articles/sum

    mer08pg24-26.html

    Hewett, T. E. (2010, November). Why women have an increased risk of ACL injury.

    Retrieved from

    http://www.aaos.org/AAOSNow/2010/Nov/research/research3/?ssopc=1

    Silvers, H. J., & Mandelbaum, B. R. (2007). Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament

    injury in the female athlete. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 41(Suppl 1), i52i59.

    http://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2007.037200
    FEMALE ATHLETES: ACL INJURY AND PREVENTION 5

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