Purpose Females have a higher risk in terms of anterior cruciate ligament injuries during
sports than males. Reasons for this fact may be different anatomy and muscle recruitment …

Context: Sex hormone fluctuations have been implicated as a contributing factor to the high
rates of noncontact injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in females. Objective: To …

The prevalence of medial knee osteoarthritis is greater in females and is associated with
varus knee alignment. During gait, medial knee osteoarthritis has been linked to numerous …

Background: An increase in knee laxity during the menstrual cycle may increase the risk of
anterior cruciate ligament injury. Objective: To investigate whether changing knee laxity …

Gender differences in neuromuscular control of the lower extremity may contribute to
increased injury risk in females, but the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying these …

Background Female athletes have a higher incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries
than do male athletes in similar sports. Hormones, particularly estrogen, have been …

Background It has been speculated that the hormonal cycle may be correlated with higher
incidence of ACL injury in female athletes, but results have been very contradictory …

Purpose Hormonal fluctuations are one potential reason why females might have a greater
rate of noncontact ACL injury. The hamstrings are capable of limiting anterior cruciate …

Female athletes are at a 4-to 6-fold increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
compared with male athletes. There are several medical, emotional and financial burdens …

The occurrence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) increases with age and is more common in
women compared with men, especially after the age of 50 years. Recent work suggests that …