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[QUOTE="BBallF, post: 4008892, member: 10435"] Some progress but not enough. A study done 8 years ago showed that 30% of first time ACLR patients ( male and female but majority female in the control group) had a recurrent tear within 2 years of returning to athletic activity. Another study showed a recurrence rate in women at 6.5 times the normal rate. Another study showed that a woman is 3.5 times more likely to tear her ACL a first time while playing basketball than a man. There are several theories for this gender imbalance, anatomical, hormonal, neuromuscular etc but no definitive reason. It's still a nightmare for athletes in stop and go, sudden deceleration, jump stop sports like basketball. There is an emphasis now on training but until medicine gives us the "why" we won't be able to effectively give our girls playing sports the "here's how not". My daughter did it 3 times, twice in basketball and once in lacrosse. I saw first hand the pain and struggles involved in difficult and tedious rehab processes. Any player who comes back from that injury( it's usually a 2 year window to approach pre-injury status) has my attention and respect. I will be rooting my you know what off for Azzi and Caroline this year. That kind of trial and tribulation creates character and fearlessness, and although I have only seen videos, highlights and clips, I think they both have it. As for our other walking wounded, I expect they will all grow from their own experiences. Adversity does one of two things. You either give in to it and it overcomes you or you fight and overcome it. The latter is the usual UCONN way, I would politely venture to say. [/QUOTE]
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