The popularity and professionalism of female soccer has increased markedly in recent
years, with elite players now employed on either a professional or semi-professional basis …

Soccer is the most commonly played sport in the world, with an estimated 265 million active
soccer players by 2006. Inherent to this sport is the higher risk of injury to the anterior …

Background Among female athletes it has not been established whether a neuromuscular
and proprioceptive sports-specific training program will consistently reduce the incidence of …

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a band of dense connective tissue which courses
from the femur to the tibia. The ACL is a key structure in the knee joint, as it resists anterior …

ABSTRACT BESIER, TF, DG LLOYD, JL COCHRANE, and TR ACKLAND. External loading
of the knee joint during running and cutting maneuvers. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 33, No …

Soccer is the most commonly played sport in the world, with an estimated 265 million active
soccer players participating in the game as on 2006. Inherent to this sport is the higher risk …

Objective: To present epidemiologic studies on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in
female athletes. Data Sources: MEDLINE was searched from 1978 to 1998 with the terms …

Female athletes tear their anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) at an alarmingly higher rate in
certain sports that involve rapid stopping, cutting, and changing direction, including …

Background It is suggested the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) plays a significant role in
knee proprioception, however, the effect of ACL injury on knee proprioception is unclear …

Disruption of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a primary stabilizer of the knee, can
produce disability. The purpose of our work has been to study the normal ACL in humans, in …