someone look this up, please

[BanjoCharley]

How many ACLs in coaches career? Not in any way suggesting that there is a corellation. Geez us there have been a lot!

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

There's not. Some one explained it to me once. There's something about the way girls are built that their weight/frame sits differently over their legs and puts a different kind of pressure on them. Maybe one of the board smarties can explain it better.

 

[MsProudSooner]

There's not. Some one explained it to me once. There's something about the way girls are built that their weight/frame sits differently over their legs and outs a different kind of pressure on them. Maybe one of the board smarties can explain it better.

Not a smartie, but when my daughter hurt her knee, her doctor explained it to me. A woman's pelvis is wider than a man's so the thigh bone comes into the knee at an angle instead of perpendicular to the ground. This puts more stress on the ligaments in the knee and makes them more prone to injury. Also, the hamstring and thigh muscles aren't as strong as men's which makes them more prone to injury because those muscles are what add stability to the knee.

Since the NCAA knows all of this and they know girls suffer more season ending injuries because of it, they should be a little more lenient w/ giving them an extra year. (I must be dreaming.....)

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

I knew we had someone that could essplain it better than me. Sounds purty smartie to me. :woot

 

[sybarite]

Not a smartie, but when my daughter hurt her knee, her doctor explained it to me. A woman's pelvis is wider than a man's so the thigh bone comes into the knee at an angle instead of perpendicular to the ground. This puts more stress on the ligaments in the knee and makes them more prone to injury. Also, the hamstring and thigh muscles aren't as strong as men's which makes them more prone to injury because those muscles are what add stability to the knee.

Since the NCAA knows all of this and they know girls suffer more season ending injuries because of it, they should be a little more lenient w/ giving them an extra year. (I must be dreaming.....)

Good answer. Some more from About.com

Why do women have a higher risk of ACL Tears?

By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com Guide

Updated September 09, 2010

Several studies have been done to investigate ACL tears in female atheltes, and what is well known is that in sports that place a significant demand on the ACL, such as basketball, soccer, cheerleading, and others, ACL injuries are up to ten times more common in women than in men.

It's no secret that men and women are built differently, have differently shaped skeletons, and have unique body types. But no one knows exactly what causes ACL injuries to be so much more common in women.

Some theories are:
•Anatomic Differences
There are many anatomic differences between men and women, including pelvis width, Q-angle, size of the ACL, and size of the intercondylar notch (where the ACL crosses the knee joint). Limited studies have shown a difference in these factors, but not an ability to predict individuals who will sustain an ACL tear.


•Hormonal Differences
It is known that the ACL has hormone receptors for estrogen and progesterone, and it has been thought that hormone concentration could play a role in ACL injuries. Studies have shown some differences in rates of ACL injury during different phases of the menstrual cycle. However, there has been some conflicting data, and the effect of hormone concentration on ACL injury risk has yet to be defined.


•Biomechanic Differences
Stability of the knee is dependent on different factors. The two most important are the static and the dynamic stabilizers of the knee. The static stabilizers are the major ligaments of the knee, including the ACL. The dynamic stabilizers of the knee are the muscles and tendons that surround the joint. Women have been found to have differences in biomechanic movements of the knee seen when pivoting, jumping, and landing -- activities that often lead to an ACL injury.
These are some of the theories, but unfortunately, no one knows exactly what causes the increased risk of ACL tears in women. More investigation is constantly taking place to better answer this question.
Should women do anything to prevent ACL tears?
Neuromuscular training programs can lower the risk of ACL injury in female athletes. Prevention of ACL tears has been shown to be effective with the utilization of these neuromuscular training programs. These programs teach athletes muscles to better control the stability of their joints. Studies have shown when women perform these neuromuscular training programs, their risk of ACL tears drops down to the risk of men tearing their ACL (about an eightfold drop in risk).

I don't know, but I thought Coale had said OU was beginning these about two years ago.

 

[35TangoTango]

What might be interesting is to count ACL injuries by strength and conditioning coach. As I remember it, in the entire time Tim Overman was in that position, we had one ACL injury - Whitney.

 

[rocjunkie]

What might be interesting is to count ACL injuries by strength and conditioning coach. As I remember it, in the entire time Tim Overman was in that position, we had one ACL injury - Whitney.

Not to be contrary, but wasn't Tim around when Erin and Caton had theirs, and not to forget Chelsi Welch with hers. There may have been others also.

 

[Stringmusic]

I have always wondered about the shoes our guys wear. Too much traction?

 

[35TangoTango]

Not to be contrary, but wasn't Tim around when Erin and Caton had theirs, and not to forget Chelsi Welch with hers. There may have been others also.

He started WBB in 2003, so Erin's and Caton's would have occurred before he had a chance to implement much in the way of a program. But Chelsi's also occurred on his watch.

 

[rocjunkie]

He started WBB in 2003, so Erin's and Caton's would have occurred before he had a chance to implement much in the way of a program. But Chelsi's also occurred on his watch.

Thanks, time flies when you're having fun. I couldn't remember if he was here during the first final four run or not.

 

[MsProudSooner]

I saw an article recently that speculated that ankle taping or ankle braces were contributing to knee injuries. The theory was that if the ankle is more rigid the bottom half of the leg can't pivot so the knee takes more of the stress.

The good news is that a lot of research seems to be going into this problem. The bad news is that they don't have any concrete answers yet.