Why women have a higher risk of ACL Injury

Dr Anthony Theodorides

by Dr Anthony Theodorides, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon Athens, Greece

Why women have a higher risk of ACL Injury

Female athletes are 2-10 times more likely to injure their ACL than males playing the same sport. In football, females are 3-5 times more likely to injure their ACL than males and in basketball this increases to 2-7 times more likely to injure their ACL than males.

Anatomical reasons for women’s higher risk of ACL injury

There are numerous reasons...

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