Public Awareness Campaign Promotes New Research About ACL Injuries

Emerging research and a new public-awareness campaign aim to mitigate misunderstandings about ACL injuries.

That's about all she can do. Young female athletes are up to eight times more likely than young male athletes to injure their ACLs. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 46,000 girls and women under the age of 19 suffered an ACL sprain or tear in 2006, and almost 30,000 required surgery - which often keeps patients out of action for six months or longer.

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