{"id":37,"date":"2020-03-10T11:13:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T11:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kneeworld.in\/blogs\/?p=37"},"modified":"2020-05-06T05:33:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T05:33:35","slug":"ligament-tear-in-female-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kneeworld.in\/blogs\/2020\/03\/10\/ligament-tear-in-female-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ligament Tear in Female Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why girls are at more risk for ACL injury compared to boys?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Girls are five to eight times more likely than boys to tear their ACLs<\/a> for
several possible reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Girls tend to use their ligaments<\/a> more than their muscles when playing
    sports. <\/li>
  2. At puberty, boys grow in height and develop their lower leg muscles at the
    same time. When girls grow, they don\u2019t tend to develop leg strength unless they
    train for it <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \"\"
    Landing in straight leg can increase the risk of Ligament <\/a>Tear in Female Athletes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    3) Girls tend to land in a more straight-legged way than boys, thus reducing
    the effectiveness of their thigh muscles as shock absorbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4) Girls knees tend to bend inward during jumping, which distributes their
    weight more unevenly than boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"
    Notch width is less in females which increases the risk for ligament<\/a> tear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    5) Girls have wider hips (in relation to their knees), which puts more stress
    on\u00a0the     ACL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    6) Boys tend to use their hamstrings when jumping, while girls tend to use their quads, which put more stress on the ACL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    7) The female knee has a narrow notch compared to a male knee, which puts the ACL <\/a>at higher risk for injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How can young athletes reduce the risk of ACL tear?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    1. Maintaining general health & fitness: sport-specific conditioning, diet, exercise, and sleep.<\/li>
    2. Using proper sport-specific movements and techniques.<\/li>
    3. Wearing proper sport-specific gear learning which moves cause risks
      (risk awareness). <\/li>
    4. Hamstring strengthening (especially for girls). <\/li>
    5. Neuromuscular training (learning how to land properly from jumps)
      particularly in females.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Why girls are at more risk for ACL injury compared to boys? Girls are five to eight times more likely than boys to tear their ACLs for several possible reasons: Girls tend to use their ligaments more than their muscles when playing sports. At puberty, boys grow in height and develop their lower leg muscles … <\/p>\n

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