Soccer is the most commonly played sport in the world, with an estimated 265 million active
soccer players by 2006. Inherent to this sport is the higher risk of injury to the anterior …

The mechanism underlying gender disparity in anterior cruciate ligament injury risk is likely
multifactorial in nature. Several theories have been proposed to explain the mechanisms …

Background Female athletes participating in high-risk sports suffer anterior cruciate ligament
injury at a 4-to 6-fold greater rate than do male athletes. Hypothesis Prescreened female …

This invited clinical commentary summarizes the current state of knowledge in the area of
prevention of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. ACL injuries occur with a four to six …

The presence of female athletes has only increased in recent years, as has the incidence of
injuries in female sports activities. These injuries are conditioned by multiple factors …

Objective. To determine whether gender differences exist in lower extremity joint motions
and energy absorption landing strategies between age and skill matched recreational …

The neuroplastic effects of anterior cruciate ligament injury have recently become more
evident, demonstrating underlying nervous system changes in addition to the expected …

ABSTRACT BESIER, TF, DG LLOYD, JL COCHRANE, and TR ACKLAND. External loading
of the knee joint during running and cutting maneuvers. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 33, No …

Neuromuscular training protocols that include both plyometrics and dynamic balance
exercises can significantly improve biomechanics and neuromuscular performance and …

BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that female athletes who limit knee and hip flexion
during athletic tasks rely more on the passive restraints in the frontal plane to deceleration …