Girls and young women are more likely to tear their ACLs. Here’s why — and how to prevent it

Female athletes are more likely than their male counterparts to tear their anterior cruciate ligaments — and may be less likely to return to sport afterward. The injury is devastating, but strength ...
WGRZ

Teenage girls are most likely to tear their ACLs. Parents say more must be done to protect them

HARRISBURG, Pa.(AP) — Sofia Tepichin was about 30 minutes into her club soccer team practice in October when she spotted a fast-approaching defender. She tapped the ball away and hopped over the ...
The Gazette

Signs of spring: Flowers, birds, torn ACLs

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Football is rough. Iowa's football team had two players suffer torn ACLs during this year's spring ...
The Gazette

Teenage girls most likely to tear ACLs; Parents say more must be done to protect them

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Sofia Tepichin was about 30 minutes into her club soccer team practice in October when she spotted a fast-approaching defender. She tapped the ball away and hopped over the ...