http://www.wlfi.com reports:
"We were in a scrimmage against ISU and I went to make a move to the basket, and my body went one way and my knee went the other. It just snapped," said Purdue Women's Basketball player Drey Mingo. "I knew immediately. I was just kind of like 'Oh my gosh, is this happening?'"
An ACL tear is one of the most dangerous injuries in sports and among the most common. 200,000 ACL tears occur each year in the United States, and the most likely candidates are women.
"Females, depending what sport they play, are about two to ten times more likely to tear their ACL than males," said Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Robert Hagen.
Dr. Hagen said it's usually the collegiate and professional athletes you hear about tearing their ACL's, but he said that's because of their high profile status. He said the ones in real danger are actually adolescent girls around the age of 13.
"There's some anatomical reasons," said Dr. Hagen. "The area where the ligament attaches is a little smaller in a female. They land differently, if you watch junior high girls playing and boys playing, girls tend to land with their hips straight and their knees straight, where guys land with their knees flexed and their hips flexed."
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Bay Area top girls basketball player on the mend
Bay News 9 reports:
One of the Bay Area's top girls basketball players is on the mend following surgery to repair a torn ACL.
Riverview junior guard Tesha Hanson had surgery nearly two weeks ago, her father Reggie Hanson said, and has already begun physical therapy.
Reggie Hanson, USF's Men's Director of Basketball Operations, said his daughter will be ready for the high school season.
Last season, Hanson was the Sharks second-leading scorer with a 19.0 points per game average. She was also second on the team with 3.9 steals per game.
Hanson, and Riverview's leading scorer Faith Woodard, form one of the best combos in Hillsborough County. Riverview (21-5) closed out the season with two-straight losses - to Tampa Bay Tech in the district championship game and to Haines City in the first round of the playoffs.
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Penny Taylor underwent successful surgery
WNBA.com reports:
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Phoenix Mercury forward Penny Taylor underwent successful surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee, the club announced today. The surgery was conducted in Melbourne, Australia by world-renowned knee surgeon Julian Feller. Taylor is expected to make a full recovery by the end of 2012.
Taylor sustained the injury March 29 while playing for Fenerbahce (Turkey) in the Euroleague Final 8 and will miss the entire WNBA season as well as the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The three-time WNBA All-Star will rejoin the Mercury for the 2012 season to continue the rehabilitation process. She is expected to return to Phoenix prior to the May 20 season opener in Minnesota and is cleared to participate in all team-related activities. While unable to play, Taylor will be listed as an active player on the team’s 11-player roster.
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