anterior cruciate ligament Tag

05 Jun ACL injuries: Can they be prevented in women footballers?

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Some stats for you: women footballers are up to eight times more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than male footballers. Injury prevention exercises can bring about a 64% decrease in the likelihood of ACL tears. There seems to be a decent chunk of...

03 Jun ACL injuries: Is there an epidemic in women’s football?

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[caption id="attachment_487" align="aligncenter" width="656"] England forward Ellen White is yet to play a competitive game for new club Notts County after rupturing the cruciate ligament in her knee (c) UEFA website[/caption] I've played football since I was five years old and over the years I've seen...