ACL injuries are often discussed as if they’re random or unavoidable. But when you look at the research, patterns emerge. Female athletes experience ACL injuries at significantly higher rates than males. Depending on the study, this difference is commonly reported as approximately 2–8 times higher risk (Arendt & Dick, 1995; Agel et al., 2005). The important question is not if the risk exists, but why. The answer is not one factor. It is a combination of anatomy, hormonal infl

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