There is a well-known sex-bias in ACL injury risk, with females having up to eight times the risk of injury as males.

Furthermore, such neuromuscular characteristics have the capacity to predict ACL injuries, and improvements in neuromuscular control have been shown to reduce ACL injury risk. Groups at high risk for injury have neuromuscular characteristics such as high frontal plane motion at the knee and trunk and low sagittal plane motion at the knee and trunk during jumping landing.

Altered neuromuscular control during relatively high-risk athletic tasks such as jump landing has been demonstrated as a compelling risk factor for ACL injury. Objective: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are potentially devastating injuries that have a significant detrimental impact on short and long term musculoskeletal health and physical function. Herman, MD, PhD Giorgio Negron, BS Kyle Fallgatter, BS Heather K. Faculty Category Award Winner The Influence of Strength on Jump Landing Biomechanics during Maturation in Females – Implications for ACL Injury Risk and Preventionĭaniel C.