Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Acl Damage In Women - Acl Damage In Women The Anterior Cruciate Ligament is one of two central...
Submitted by sleep2dream22 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
"Anterior Cruciate Ligaments tears are one of the most common, but least understood, knee injuries affecting women in almost epidemic proportions" (Lobo). Over the course of the past 10 years, ACL injuries have grabbed the attention of thousands of doctors. "This is not becoming an epidemic, " UNI women's basketball coach, Tony DiCecco said. "It is an epidemic" (Strasen). It has been estimated that 30, 000 high school and college females injure their knees each year (Dupont). The Anterior Cruciate Ligament is by far one of the most important components of the knee. Ligaments are tissues anywhere in the body that connects one bone to the other. The ACL provides stability to the knee by connecting the thighbone to the shinbone. Four ligaments in the knee help to stabilize the joint: the Posterior Cruciate Ligament, the Medial and Lateral Collateral Ligaments, and the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. The ACL lessens the amount of movement in the knee so that it is less prone to tear; yet, ACL is the most common ligament to tear. This type of knee injury is not specific to a particular gender; However, statistics from the National Collegiete Athletic Association show that women are six times more likely to receive an injury of this kind (Lobo). This may be in part to the way in which women's sports have changed since participation in them first began in the early 1900's. ACL injuries are not a simple fix either. Patients have only two options when dealing with recovery from this injury, which are surgery and physical therapy. The reasons for ACL injuries in women compared to men is unclear by doctors at this point, however, there are numerous theories.
Each year, more and more women discover the benefits of sports participation and an increased numbers of Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries have accompanied this enlarged participation. "With women becoming athletic, and playing by the same...
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