An Investigative Look: High Rates of ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete
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Authors
Hendrix, Briana
Issue Date
2010
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
Each year over 95,000 individuals fall to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
tear. More specifically, more than 2,200 ACL injuries are expected to occur in female
collegiate athletes each year. Female athletes incur ACL injuries at a 4-to 6-fold
greater incidence compared to male athletes playing the same sports. Throughout
this paper I will investigate the reasoning behind the statistical differences between
male and female athletes and ACL tears. Female athletes are more apt to incur an
ACL injury due to differences in: anatomy; hormones; and extrinsic and intrinsic
factors. Common mechanisms of this type of injury include: increased muscle
flexibility, tibial and femoral rotation, shoe-surface interaction, prior injury, and
body mass index combined .with age. There are numerous ways to prevent ACL tears
including, jump training programs, awareness, knee control, and proprioceptive
training.
Description
iv, 27 p.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College.
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