Injury tracker

[JRRRJ]

A technical article on the subject:

The female ACL: Why is it more prone to injury?

See item 3.

3. Anatomic differences: The lower extremity static alignment and measurements have not been predictive of ACL injuries.1, 12Authors frequently slate that the female has a wider pelvis than the male. However, females have a narrower pelvis. Horton and Hall, found that males had a greater hip width by 3 cm and longer femoral length by 5 cm.12, 13 The ratios of hip width to femoral length were about equal – 0.73 in males and 0.77 in females. Ratios appear to be a more important measurement than absolute width.

Didn't read the linked article, but the assertion that 0.73 and 0.77 are "about equal" seems questionable -- it's a 5.5% difference.

 

[CajunHusky]

Didn't read the linked article, but the assertion that 0.73 and 0.77 are "about equal" seems questionable -- it's a 5.5% difference.

I offered no comment only presented what the researchers stated. I can see where the .73 vs .77 variation might not be statistically valid but I am not the expert.

But I find it interesting that in both this article and the British Journal of Sports Medicine I think they both agree it is training and conditioning problem vs "anatomical". Specifically it observed that injuries were cut in half from the 80's to the 90's; and, "Data from the 1999–2000 NCAA injury surveillance system revealed a nearly equal game injury rate in males (20.75 per 1000 player exposures) and females (18.75 per 1000 player exposures)" .

Note: they call 20.75 vs 18.75 "nearly equal"

 

[JRRRJ]

I offered no comment only presented what the researchers stated. I can see where the .73 vs .77 variation might not be statistically valid but I am not the expert.

But I find it interesting that in both this article and the British Journal of Sports Medicine I think they both agree it is training and conditioning problem vs "anatomical". Specifically it observed that injuries were cut in half from the 80's to the 90's; and, "Data from the 1999–2000 NCAA injury surveillance system revealed a nearly equal game injury rate in males (20.75 per 1000 player exposures) and females (18.75 per 1000 player exposures)" .

Note: they call 20.75 vs 18.75 "nearly equal"

In that case they are, because they are "per 1000" figures, and 2 per thousand is an 0.2% difference. The ratios I cited were "per each" average figures.