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Basketball Injuries Among Women – More Info from Sports Medicine Physician in Louisville, KY

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under ACL Surgery, Basketball Injuries, Concussions, Foot and Ankle Injuries, Hand, Wrist, Arm and Elbow Injuries, Knee Injuries and Knee Surgery, Meniscal Tear.

Basketball players, especially females, often suffer from knee injuries like anterior cruciate ligament tears or ACL tears and meniscus injuries. Dr. Moira McCarthy and colleagues (2013) conducted an epidemiological study looking at the demographic data of female college basketball players. Research results showed that about 48% of the athletes suffered from an ankle sprain.