ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete Causes, Impacts, and Conditioning Programs /

Nearly a million anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur each year worldwide. Such injuries can cause long-term problems in the knee joint, including in particular the early onset of osteoarthritis. It has been evident for some time that a tremendous gender disparity exists in noncontact ACL...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Noyes, Frank R. (Editor ), Barber-Westin, Sue (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Temas:
Orthopedics.
Sports medicine.
Medicine, Preventive.
Health promotion.
Clinical psychology.
Rehabilitation.
Mentally ill-Rehabilitation.
Orthopaedics.
Sports Medicine.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Rehabilitation Psychology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The ACL: Anatomy, Biomechanics, Mechanisms of Injury, and the Gender Disparity. The Impact of ACL Injuries: Short- and Long-Term Effects on the Knee Joint: Consequences of Complete ACL Ruptures
  • ACL Reconstruction: Chondroprotective Effects, Risks of Reinjury. Proposed Risk Factors of Noncontact ACL Injuries: Role of Shoe-Surface Interaction and Noncontact ACL Injuries
  • Neuromuscular Differences Between Men and Women
  • Gender Differences in Muscular Protection of the Knee
  • Effects of Alterations in Gait Mechanics on the Development of Osteoarthritis in the ACL-Deficient Knee
  • Analysis of Male and Female Athletes' Muscle Activation Patterns During Running, Cutting, and Jumping
  • Proximal Risk Factors for ACL Injury: Role of Core Stability
  • Proximal Risk Factors for ACL Injury: Role of the Hip
  • Gender Differences in Core Strength and Lower Extremity Function During the Single-leg Squat Test
  • Gender Effect of Fatigue on Lower Extremity Kinematics and Kinetics During Athletic Tasks
  • Testing for Neuromuscular Problems and Athletic Performance. ACL Injury Prevention Programs: Sportsmetrics ACL Intervention Training Program: Components, Results
  • Sports-Specific Programs for Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis
  • ACL Injury Prevention in Soccer: The Santa Monica Experience
  • ACL Injury Prevention Warm-up Programs
  • Effect of Intervention Programs on Reducing the Incidence of ACL Injuries, Improving Neuromuscular Deficiencies, and Enhancing Athletic Performance. Reducing the Risk of Reinjury After ACL Reconstruction: Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction
  • Restoration of Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control Following ACL Injury and Surgery. Future Directions : Promotion of ACL Intervention Training Worldwide
  • What We Know and Goals for Future Research.

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