Can training reduce knee injuries in female athletes?
Studies of sports injuries conducted over the past 3 decades have indicated that female athletes involved in jumping and cutting sports sustain non-contact injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (NC-ACL) of the knee at rates far higher than their male counterparts engaged in the same sports. These injuries are devastating to individuals. Literature shows that ACL injuries are a major inducer of knee osteoarthritis, for example, which is likely to significantly affect the quality of one’s life. This injury and possible prevention strategies were discussed at a panel briefing during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 71st Annual Meeting. …
