The ACL Club / Mike Swift.
by Swift, Mike; Longman, Jere; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 43Institutions. Publisher: Hartford Courant, 2001; New York Times, 2001ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Knee -- Wounds and injuries | Ligaments | Physical education and training | Wounds and injuries -- Prevention | Sex differences | Sports injuries | Women athletes | Women basketball playersDDC classification: 050 Summary: "THE ACL CLUB" --- "Women are as much as eight times more at risk of an ACL injury than men playing the same sport." (HARTFORD COURANT) The author explores the growing trend of female athletes who suffer ACL injuries, the underlying causes behind them and how they are treated.Summary: "KNEE INJURIES TAKE A TOLL ON MANY FEMALE ATHLETES" --- "Since the mid-1990's, studies have shown repeatedly that women are two to eight times more likely to tear the [anterior cruciate] ligament than men who play the same jumping and pivoting sports, like basketball, soccer and volleyball." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines anterior cruciate ligament injuries, which are widespread among female athletes and discusses reasons for the frequency of their occurrence.
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This MARC record contains two articles.
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: The ACL Club, Jan. 21, 2001; pp. Mag. Sec. 1+.
Originally Published: Knee Injuries Take a Toll on Many Female Athletes, March 29, 2001; pp. A1+.
"THE ACL CLUB" --- "Women are as much as eight times more at risk of an ACL injury than men playing the same sport." (HARTFORD COURANT) The author explores the growing trend of female athletes who suffer ACL injuries, the underlying causes behind them and how they are treated.
"KNEE INJURIES TAKE A TOLL ON MANY FEMALE ATHLETES" --- "Since the mid-1990's, studies have shown repeatedly that women are two to eight times more likely to tear the [anterior cruciate] ligament than men who play the same jumping and pivoting sports, like basketball, soccer and volleyball." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines anterior cruciate ligament injuries, which are widespread among female athletes and discusses reasons for the frequency of their occurrence.
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