Why are women more likely to get ACL injuries?

Sports scientists are trying to figure out why female athletes are so prone to a specific type of knee injury.
BMJ

Healing of acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture on MRI and outcomes following non-surgical management with the Cross Bracing Protocol

Objective Investigate MRI evidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) healing, patient-reported outcomes and knee laxity in patients with acute ACL rupture managed non-surgically with the Cross ...
Yahoo! Sports

Inside the ACL ‘epidemic’ plaguing women's soccer and the high-stakes search for cures

Claire Constant didn’t hear the dreaded pop, but did feel the jolt of pain. It shot through her body on May 16, two months before the tournament of her dreams. She’d been training, day after day, ...
Becker's Spine Review

Abanza earns FDA clearance for ACL fixation system

Medical technology company Abanza has received FDA 510(k) clearance for QuadLock, a fixation system for ACL reconstruction.  The system can be used across several graft configurations that are ...
BMJ

Questioning the rules of engagement: a critical analysis of the use of limb symmetry index for safe return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Objective To evaluate the association between limb symmetry index (LSI) in quadriceps and hamstrings strength together with hop tests, as a proxy of recovery, and the deviation from being symmetrical ...