Increased athletic participation of females has resulted in a high occurrence of anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Excessive knee joint laxity during hormonal peaks of …

Background. Females participating in sports with pivoting and jumping suffer 4-to6-times
greater rates of ACL injury than males. High external loads are typically present during these …

The soleus muscle is a monoarticular plantarflexor composed slow-twitch fatigue-resistant
muscle fibers. Through its attachment to the proximal tibia, contraction of the soleus muscle …

Gonadectomy has been associated with a 1.5-2 fold increase in the occurrence of canine
hip dysplasia and a 2-3 fold increase in the occurrence of canine anterior cruciate ligament …

Results: The patients in this study had a mean age of 30.10±9.017 years having minimum
age of 16 years and maximum age of 56 years. There were 70 (88.6%) male patients and 9 …

Hierfür wurden männliche Wistar-Ratten zur Induktion der Andropause orchiektomiert (ORX)
bzw. als Kontrolle sham-orchiektomiert (sham) und nach 4, 8 bzw. 12 Wochen (n= 6 Tiere …

The sex hormone estrogen may be involved in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
disparity that exists between women and men. The number of ACL injuries in women occurs …

The incidence of non-contact knee injury was reported higher in female than male. In
female, the occurrence of this injury was related to different phases of the menstrual cycle. In …

This chapter reflects the most recent updates from ACL Research Retreat V held in
Greensboro, North Carolina, on March 25th–27th, 2010, a meeting involving over 75 …

It has been well recognized that multiple factors, whether individually or in combination,
contribute to noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The ongoing mission of the …