ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete Causes, Impacts, and Conditioning
This successful book, now in a revised and updated second edition, reviews all aspects of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in female athletes, with the focus on complete, noncontact ACL injuries. The opening section discusses anatomy and biomecha
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ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete
Frank R. Noyes • Sue Barber-Westin Editors
ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete Causes, Impacts, and Conditioning Programs Second Edition
Editors Frank R. Noyes Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center Cincinnati Ohio USA
Sue Barber-Westin Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Research and Education Foundation Cincinnati Ohio USA
ISBN 978-3-662-56557-5 ISBN 978-3-662-56558-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56558-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018949602 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin, Germany
Preface
This second edition of ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete: Causes, Impacts, and Conditioning Programs represents a significant update of all of the issues pertaining to the dilemma of the gender disparity in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, first noted nearly 25 years ago. This textbook was designed to compile the many different approaches taken by clinicians and scientists regarding the female ACL injury problem. Our goal is to highlight the findings and current viewpoints of some of the individuals actively involved in this area of research. We are grateful to the guest authors, many of whom have published extensively on this topic, for their contributions to this effort. In 1999, the first neuromuscular training program developed at Cincinnati Sports Medicine by Frank Noyes, M.D., and colleagues was published that reduced the incidence of ACL injuries in female high school athletes [1]. Researchers from around the world were soon involved in studying risk factors hypothesized to cause the ACL injury gender
