Outside Online reports:
ACL injuries rank as the number one ski injury, representing 17.2 percent of all injuries in the sport, according to a 2012 study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. More than 20,000 U.S. alpine skiers damage their knees every year, and most of those injuries involve the ACL.
The ACL itself is one of four main ligaments in the knee, and its main
role is to stabilize the knee during rotational movement. Rotating a
knee too far to one side or the other, or hyper extending it, can tear
or even rupture the ACL. Recovery time ranges from six weeks for a
moderate sprain to six months or more for a rupture, which typically
requires surgery to repair. One study
showed that athletes suffer an ACL tear are seven times more likely to
develop osteoarthritis in that knee than athletes who have not injured
their ACL.
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Whitney Cannion suffers ACL injury
The Baylor Bears reports:
Junior pitcher Whitney Canion suffered a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee during softball's 2-1 win over North Texas on Sunday.
Canion was running out a grounder in the third inning when her left knee buckled as she planted on first base. The lefty will attempt to rehabilitate the leg in hopes of a return to the circle later this season.
"Whitney had an MRI that confirmed that the ACL was torn," said head coach Glenn Moore. "This is a heartbreaker because she is such a great representative of this team and university. She has battled injuries before, and she will face this one with the help of her teammates. We will rally around her, and the next players in line will rise to the challenge."
The 2011 All-American is Baylor's all-time leader in strikeouts (899) and holds a 68-33 record for her career. Canion is 5-1 with a 0.35 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 40.0 innings this season.
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Junior pitcher Whitney Canion suffered a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee during softball's 2-1 win over North Texas on Sunday.
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Canion was running out a grounder in the third inning when her left knee buckled as she planted on first base. The lefty will attempt to rehabilitate the leg in hopes of a return to the circle later this season.
"Whitney had an MRI that confirmed that the ACL was torn," said head coach Glenn Moore. "This is a heartbreaker because she is such a great representative of this team and university. She has battled injuries before, and she will face this one with the help of her teammates. We will rally around her, and the next players in line will rise to the challenge."
The 2011 All-American is Baylor's all-time leader in strikeouts (899) and holds a 68-33 record for her career. Canion is 5-1 with a 0.35 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 40.0 innings this season.
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Kristen Long recovers from ACL injury and plays her final HS game with style
Argus Press reports:
On an emotional night when first-team All-State point guard Kristen Long was playing her final home game of her career, she made her final shot a memorable one.
Long, the lone senior on the Durand roster, playing just her fifth game this season after recovering from torn ACL surgery she was honored before the game by her coach and teammates and then scored the game-winning 3-pointer from near the top of the key with one second left as the Railroaders rallied past Lake Fenton 52-51 Thursday.
“(Durand coach Phil Partlo) just told us to be ready to shoot,” Long said. “I’m so proud of my teammates. Jacqueline DeClerg was on fire tonight and Jalynne Cunningham too. It’s a great win but it’s also a sad night as well.”
The Railroaders had pulled to within one point with 13 seconds remaining when junior guard Jacqueline DeClerg made her fourth and final 3-pointer of the night from the baseline.
Lake Fenton’s Jordan Newman then made a free throw with 11.1 seconds left but missed the second to put the Blue Devils up two.
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On an emotional night when first-team All-State point guard Kristen Long was playing her final home game of her career, she made her final shot a memorable one.
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Long, the lone senior on the Durand roster, playing just her fifth game this season after recovering from torn ACL surgery she was honored before the game by her coach and teammates and then scored the game-winning 3-pointer from near the top of the key with one second left as the Railroaders rallied past Lake Fenton 52-51 Thursday.
“(Durand coach Phil Partlo) just told us to be ready to shoot,” Long said. “I’m so proud of my teammates. Jacqueline DeClerg was on fire tonight and Jalynne Cunningham too. It’s a great win but it’s also a sad night as well.”
The Railroaders had pulled to within one point with 13 seconds remaining when junior guard Jacqueline DeClerg made her fourth and final 3-pointer of the night from the baseline.
Lake Fenton’s Jordan Newman then made a free throw with 11.1 seconds left but missed the second to put the Blue Devils up two.
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Lady Flyers headed to the finals despite series of injuries
The State Journal reports:
The hits keep on coming for the Franklin County girls basketball team, but they won’t keep the Lady Flyers from making another trip to the 11th Region tournament.
FCHS defeated Western Hills 61-36 Tuesday night in the first round of the 41st District tournament at the Frankfort Convention Center.
The victory puts the Lady Flyers in Friday’s district championship game and assures them a spot in the regional tournament.
All of this despite a rash of injuries that started before the season did.
Brittany Mello began the season recovering from a torn ACL and didn’t return to action until January. Ashli Mayes, the team’s only senior, tore an ACL in December and is out for the rest of the season, and point guard Nannilena White is sidelined with a shoulder injury.
Last week, against Dunbar, Mello tore her ACL again.
“When you’ve had adversity like we’ve had all year long, you keep telling the kids to keep faith in each other and keep playing for each other, and we did,” said FCHS coach Joey Thacker, whose team improved to 17-14.
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The hits keep on coming for the Franklin County girls basketball team, but they won’t keep the Lady Flyers from making another trip to the 11th Region tournament.
FCHS defeated Western Hills 61-36 Tuesday night in the first round of the 41st District tournament at the Frankfort Convention Center.
The victory puts the Lady Flyers in Friday’s district championship game and assures them a spot in the regional tournament.
All of this despite a rash of injuries that started before the season did.
Brittany Mello began the season recovering from a torn ACL and didn’t return to action until January. Ashli Mayes, the team’s only senior, tore an ACL in December and is out for the rest of the season, and point guard Nannilena White is sidelined with a shoulder injury.
Last week, against Dunbar, Mello tore her ACL again.
“When you’ve had adversity like we’ve had all year long, you keep telling the kids to keep faith in each other and keep playing for each other, and we did,” said FCHS coach Joey Thacker, whose team improved to 17-14.
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Do it for "Sh"
The News Star reports:
The Wossman girls basketball team has a motto it says during every practice.
"The coaches are like, 'What's our three main reasons for doing this?," Jagarion Lawrence said. "We say, 'For our team, for ourselves and for 'Sh' — we always say that."
"Sh" (pronounced sha) is Shgarion Lawrence's nickname, and she is Jagarion's twin sister. Shgarion is missing her second consecutive basketball season with a torn ACL.
The twins are seniors who desperately wanted to play their final high school season together.
But Shgarion, who attends every game and practice, has been a cheerleader and supporter instead of a dominant post player. Shgarion will watch from the bench when No. 17 Wossman travels to No. 16 Plaquemine for a first-round playoff game Monday.
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"The coaches are like, 'What's our three main reasons for doing this?," Jagarion Lawrence said. "We say, 'For our team, for ourselves and for 'Sh' — we always say that."
"Sh" (pronounced sha) is Shgarion Lawrence's nickname, and she is Jagarion's twin sister. Shgarion is missing her second consecutive basketball season with a torn ACL.
The twins are seniors who desperately wanted to play their final high school season together.
But Shgarion, who attends every game and practice, has been a cheerleader and supporter instead of a dominant post player. Shgarion will watch from the bench when No. 17 Wossman travels to No. 16 Plaquemine for a first-round playoff game Monday.
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Ways to Stay in Shape with a Torn ACL
Livestrong.com reports:
The anterior cruciate
ligament, or ACL, is one of the four main ligaments that support the
knee. The ACL crosses the front of the knee diagonally, and provides
support during rotation as well as keeping the tibia from sliding in
front of the femur. Once you have an ACL injury, you will lose leg
strength and motion, according to Cigna.com, and an exercise program is
necessary to regain your previous level of physical fitness. Don’t
exercise with a torn ACL unless you have the approval of your doctor.
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ACL Injuries
The
ACL is the most commonly injured knee ligament, according to the
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Sports such as basketball,
football, soccer and skiing increase the risk of ACL injury. Symptoms of
an ACL injury include pain, extensive knee swelling, a feeling of
instability in the knee and loss of range of motion. If the ACL is
partially torn, rest and rehabilitation may resolve the problem within a
few months, but a complete tear of the ACL can make the knee so
unstable that surgery is necessary.
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Jill Ourada out for the season
Doaneline.com reports:
Conference record holder, Sanderson prize winner, indoor and outdoor female track athlete of the year 2011 and pentathlon and heptathlon female All American junior Jill Ourada will not compete for the rest of the season.
Ourada was injured at Saturday’s track meet at Concordia University. Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is torn. Her lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is also damaged, but still in tact.
She will need surgery to correct the torn ligaments. She will not return to the track for the rest of the season.
“It’s weird; you see people, and you think ‘it wont happen to me’ and now, here I am,” Ourada said.
Saturday’s meet was her first in a while because Ourada had just recovered from a previous injury.
Track Assistant Coach Brad Jenny said he was glad to see Ourada back on the track.
“I was happy for her because she was so ready for Saturday,” Jenny said.
She injured the ligaments during warm ups for the long jump by landing stiff-heeled into the sand pit.
Ourada got a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of her knee Tuesday. She finds out official results today.
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Conference record holder, Sanderson prize winner, indoor and outdoor female track athlete of the year 2011 and pentathlon and heptathlon female All American junior Jill Ourada will not compete for the rest of the season.
Ourada was injured at Saturday’s track meet at Concordia University. Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is torn. Her lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is also damaged, but still in tact.
She will need surgery to correct the torn ligaments. She will not return to the track for the rest of the season.
“It’s weird; you see people, and you think ‘it wont happen to me’ and now, here I am,” Ourada said.
Saturday’s meet was her first in a while because Ourada had just recovered from a previous injury.
Track Assistant Coach Brad Jenny said he was glad to see Ourada back on the track.
“I was happy for her because she was so ready for Saturday,” Jenny said.
She injured the ligaments during warm ups for the long jump by landing stiff-heeled into the sand pit.
Ourada got a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of her knee Tuesday. She finds out official results today.
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Addison proves she is more than good enough
The NYPost reports:
Playing Division I soccer was always a goal for Taylor Addison, but not one she always thought she would reach. The Cardinal Spellman star suffered a torn ACL that cost her nearly her entire sophomore season and made her wonder if that would hold her back from playing at that level.
“I had my doubts,” she said. “I didn’t think I was good enough because of it. Obviously I proved myself enough.”
Addison made history last week becoming the first girls soccer player in Pilots history to head to a Division I program, verbally committing to Delaware State. Addison chose the Great West Conference school over Division II Lincoln College.
“It is overwhelming, I’m not going to lie, but it also is an honor, Addison said. “I never thought that was going to happen for me.”
The sure-footed forward, who played her club ball with the Riverdale Panthers, checked out the school over the summer, went on an official visit Jan. 3 and felt right at home. Addison, an All-Bronx first team selection by The Post, called head coach Nitan Soni, his staff, the players and the people at the university inviting. She is looking to study psychology and got to speak with one of the professors in that field and left impressed.
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Playing Division I soccer was always a goal for Taylor Addison, but not one she always thought she would reach. The Cardinal Spellman star suffered a torn ACL that cost her nearly her entire sophomore season and made her wonder if that would hold her back from playing at that level.
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“I had my doubts,” she said. “I didn’t think I was good enough because of it. Obviously I proved myself enough.”
Addison made history last week becoming the first girls soccer player in Pilots history to head to a Division I program, verbally committing to Delaware State. Addison chose the Great West Conference school over Division II Lincoln College.
“It is overwhelming, I’m not going to lie, but it also is an honor, Addison said. “I never thought that was going to happen for me.”
The sure-footed forward, who played her club ball with the Riverdale Panthers, checked out the school over the summer, went on an official visit Jan. 3 and felt right at home. Addison, an All-Bronx first team selection by The Post, called head coach Nitan Soni, his staff, the players and the people at the university inviting. She is looking to study psychology and got to speak with one of the professors in that field and left impressed.
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Carolyn Davis out with season ending ACL tear
KU Sports reports:
Kansas University women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson has said throughout the season that freshman forward Chelsea Gardner reminds her of a younger Carolyn Davis.
Now, Henrickson — KU’s the eighth-year coach — will get to see how much.
Early Monday afternoon, Henrickson announced that Davis, a junior forward from Houston who led KU in scoring (17.5 points per game) and ranked in the top five nationally in field-goal percentage (60.2), would miss the rest of the 2011-12 season after suffering a dislocated left knee and torn anterior cruciate ligament during the early minutes of Sunday’s 47-43 loss at Kansas State.
When the Jayhawks play at Iowa State on Wednesday, the 6-foot-3 Gardner will start in Davis’ spot. Until then, Henrickson and crew will spend every waking minute trying to come up with a plan for moving on without their All-Big-12-caliber forward.
“We have other games that we have to tend to, and we have to figure out how we’re gonna work around this and just come together as a team,” senior forward Aishah Sutherland said. “We have talented people on this team. Carolyn was in the spotlight, but now we have other people that can come into the spotlight, and we’re going to have be more of a play-with-everybody type team.”
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Kansas University women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson has said throughout the season that freshman forward Chelsea Gardner reminds her of a younger Carolyn Davis.
Now, Henrickson — KU’s the eighth-year coach — will get to see how much.
Early Monday afternoon, Henrickson announced that Davis, a junior forward from Houston who led KU in scoring (17.5 points per game) and ranked in the top five nationally in field-goal percentage (60.2), would miss the rest of the 2011-12 season after suffering a dislocated left knee and torn anterior cruciate ligament during the early minutes of Sunday’s 47-43 loss at Kansas State.
When the Jayhawks play at Iowa State on Wednesday, the 6-foot-3 Gardner will start in Davis’ spot. Until then, Henrickson and crew will spend every waking minute trying to come up with a plan for moving on without their All-Big-12-caliber forward.
“We have other games that we have to tend to, and we have to figure out how we’re gonna work around this and just come together as a team,” senior forward Aishah Sutherland said. “We have talented people on this team. Carolyn was in the spotlight, but now we have other people that can come into the spotlight, and we’re going to have be more of a play-with-everybody type team.”
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Delaying ACL Reconstruction Can Have Repercussions
The Sacramento Bee reports:
Kids treated more than 150 days after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury have higher rates of other knee injuries, including medial meniscal tears, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA.
"In our research, children who had delayed treatment of an ACL injury more than 150 days, tended to have an increased chance of also having a medial meniscus or chondral injury in their knee. These additional injuries may increase recovery time, inhibit return to play, and worsen long term functional outcomes of the knee," said lead researcher, Guillaume D. Dumont, MD of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. "This finding may also be relevant when counseling patients and their families regarding timing for injury treatment."
The researchers analyzed records from 370 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction between January 2005 and January 2011 at Children's Medical Center of Dallas. 200 patients were more than 15 years old and 170 patients were less than 15 years old. There were 208 male patients and 162 female patients involved in the study. Patients were injured in a variety of athletic activities: football (29.7%), basketball (20.2%), soccer (17.6%), cheerleading/gymnastics (4.3%), and other (28.1%).
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Kids treated more than 150 days after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury have higher rates of other knee injuries, including medial meniscal tears, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA.
"In our research, children who had delayed treatment of an ACL injury more than 150 days, tended to have an increased chance of also having a medial meniscus or chondral injury in their knee. These additional injuries may increase recovery time, inhibit return to play, and worsen long term functional outcomes of the knee," said lead researcher, Guillaume D. Dumont, MD of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. "This finding may also be relevant when counseling patients and their families regarding timing for injury treatment."
The researchers analyzed records from 370 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction between January 2005 and January 2011 at Children's Medical Center of Dallas. 200 patients were more than 15 years old and 170 patients were less than 15 years old. There were 208 male patients and 162 female patients involved in the study. Patients were injured in a variety of athletic activities: football (29.7%), basketball (20.2%), soccer (17.6%), cheerleading/gymnastics (4.3%), and other (28.1%).
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New Research for ACL Injury Treatment
The Sacramento Bee reports:
Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction improves quality of life and sports functionality for athletes, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA.
"ACL knee injuries have long been a source of problems for athletes, and we are excited to have such a large body of data to evaluate different treatments," said Juri T Kartus, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics, NU-Hospital Organization, Sweden. "To see patients improving in the years following surgery is a great indicator of what we are doing right."
The study examined data from the Swedish National ACL Reconstruction Register, which began compiling patient information in 2005. The Register consists of both patient and surgeon reported data, including the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome (KOOS) score for quality and function after surgery, cause of injury, previous surgeries, time between injury and reconstruction, and graft type. Approximately 90 percent of all ACL reconstructions performed annually in Sweden are reported.
"With more than 18,000 people already in the Register, we are excited about the volume of cases we will be able to assess in the future," noted Kartus. "We hope continued evaluation of the data will help us determine the best methods for ACL reconstruction."
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Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction improves quality of life and sports functionality for athletes, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA.
"ACL knee injuries have long been a source of problems for athletes, and we are excited to have such a large body of data to evaluate different treatments," said Juri T Kartus, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics, NU-Hospital Organization, Sweden. "To see patients improving in the years following surgery is a great indicator of what we are doing right."
The study examined data from the Swedish National ACL Reconstruction Register, which began compiling patient information in 2005. The Register consists of both patient and surgeon reported data, including the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome (KOOS) score for quality and function after surgery, cause of injury, previous surgeries, time between injury and reconstruction, and graft type. Approximately 90 percent of all ACL reconstructions performed annually in Sweden are reported.
"With more than 18,000 people already in the Register, we are excited about the volume of cases we will be able to assess in the future," noted Kartus. "We hope continued evaluation of the data will help us determine the best methods for ACL reconstruction."
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Female athletes can help prevent tears with warmups
Med Page Today reports:
Adolescent girls playing soccer in Sweden had drastically fewer anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears when they had at least one 15-minute warmup session each week, a researcher said here.
In a randomized trial involving some 4,500 members of girls soccer teams, the group assigned to perform the neuromuscular exercise sessions had 64% fewer ACL tears than the control participants (HR 0.36, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.85), reported Markus Walden, MD, PhD, of Linköping University in Kristianstad, Sweden.
Speaking at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, Walden added that, when the analysis was restricted to the players who had at least one warmup session each week, the reduction in ACL tears reached 83% (HR 0.17, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.57).
Walden said he and his colleagues believe the study was "the largest sports injury prevention trial in the world." The results essentially confirmed those of several previous, smaller studies, including some randomized trials.
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Adolescent girls playing soccer in Sweden had drastically fewer anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears when they had at least one 15-minute warmup session each week, a researcher said here.
In a randomized trial involving some 4,500 members of girls soccer teams, the group assigned to perform the neuromuscular exercise sessions had 64% fewer ACL tears than the control participants (HR 0.36, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.85), reported Markus Walden, MD, PhD, of Linköping University in Kristianstad, Sweden.
Speaking at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, Walden added that, when the analysis was restricted to the players who had at least one warmup session each week, the reduction in ACL tears reached 83% (HR 0.17, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.57).
Walden said he and his colleagues believe the study was "the largest sports injury prevention trial in the world." The results essentially confirmed those of several previous, smaller studies, including some randomized trials.
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Briana Rusnak back in the game after two knee injuries
Centre Daily reports:
Briana Rusnak has been quite the inspiration this basketball season.
She should be inspiring others, too. The Philipsburg-Osceola junior forward has played all season, is in good shape, has been helping her team, and most importantly, she’s been healthy.
Suffering torn ligaments in both knees — less than a year apart — is not exactly the best experience for a high school athlete.
“I love basketball so much,” Rusnak said. “I just want to keep playing and playing.”
The 5-foot-10 junior certainly loves the game, and she has shown plenty of perseverance to keep going no matter the obstacle.
She’s been playing for years, not only with the Lady Mounties but also with the Central PA Runnin’ Rebs club team.
As a freshman, she averaged only 1.7 points a game, but played in all but one varsity game for a team loaded with upperclassmen that produced the Lady Mounties’ best record in more than a decade.
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She should be inspiring others, too. The Philipsburg-Osceola junior forward has played all season, is in good shape, has been helping her team, and most importantly, she’s been healthy.
Suffering torn ligaments in both knees — less than a year apart — is not exactly the best experience for a high school athlete.
“I love basketball so much,” Rusnak said. “I just want to keep playing and playing.”
The 5-foot-10 junior certainly loves the game, and she has shown plenty of perseverance to keep going no matter the obstacle.
She’s been playing for years, not only with the Lady Mounties but also with the Central PA Runnin’ Rebs club team.
As a freshman, she averaged only 1.7 points a game, but played in all but one varsity game for a team loaded with upperclassmen that produced the Lady Mounties’ best record in more than a decade.
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Ashley Young recovered and back on the court
Milford Live reports:
Ashley Young was supposed to be a young phenomenon playing for Milford’s girls’ basketball team. That was before she tore her ACL and some of her meniscus.
It all happened during her sophomore year on Feb. 18, 2010. About six games into the season as Milford battled rival Dover, Ashley nabbed a first-quarter steal on broke loose for a fast break. While she went up for a lay-up, a Dover player “bridged her,” or hit Ashley’s legs under her, and she went down.
The injury proved severe. Young got surgery at Christiana Hospital on her right knee and went to physical therapy two weeks after surgery at Southern Delaware Physical Therapy.
“I was devastated when I learned I could not play basketball for six months,” said Young.
Finally, during her junior year, Young started off at open gym eager to play. She failed to wear her brace and tore her right ACL a second time. Young got surgery once again at the same hospital and started going to physical therapy all over again.
“It was an emotional toll,” said Young, who still attended games and remained supportive though she couldn’t play.
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Ashley Young was supposed to be a young phenomenon playing for Milford’s girls’ basketball team. That was before she tore her ACL and some of her meniscus.
It all happened during her sophomore year on Feb. 18, 2010. About six games into the season as Milford battled rival Dover, Ashley nabbed a first-quarter steal on broke loose for a fast break. While she went up for a lay-up, a Dover player “bridged her,” or hit Ashley’s legs under her, and she went down.
The injury proved severe. Young got surgery at Christiana Hospital on her right knee and went to physical therapy two weeks after surgery at Southern Delaware Physical Therapy.
“I was devastated when I learned I could not play basketball for six months,” said Young.
Finally, during her junior year, Young started off at open gym eager to play. She failed to wear her brace and tore her right ACL a second time. Young got surgery once again at the same hospital and started going to physical therapy all over again.
“It was an emotional toll,” said Young, who still attended games and remained supportive though she couldn’t play.
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Interesting new perspective on what causes ACL injuries
Health Imaging reports:
An analysis of MR scans of male and female athletes with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and similar athletes without a history of ligament injury found that injured athletes had shorter, more highly convex articulating surfaces than non-injured athletes, according to a study published Feb. 1 in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Women have an ACL injury rate two to five times greater than men. Cumulative annual costs of ACL ruptures in the U.S. are estimated at $1 billion, and a great deal of research has attempted to uncover the cause of female athletes’ predisposition to ACL injury.
Christopher J. Wahl, MD, of the department of orthopaedics and sports medicine at University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues hypothesized that articular surfaces of the lateral aspect of the tibial plateau and/or the distal aspect of the femur would be more highly convex in patients with ACL injuries. They also suspected that the convex geometry would be more prevalent among female athletes.
Three observers, blinded to patient information, analyzed knee MRI scans of 112 athletes with a non-contact ACL injury and 61 activity-matched athletes without an ACL injury. They measured femoral anteroposterior length (FAP), tibial plateau anteroposterior length (TPAP), tibial plateau radius of curvature (TPr) and fibonacci femoral radius of curvature (Fr).
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An analysis of MR scans of male and female athletes with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and similar athletes without a history of ligament injury found that injured athletes had shorter, more highly convex articulating surfaces than non-injured athletes, according to a study published Feb. 1 in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Women have an ACL injury rate two to five times greater than men. Cumulative annual costs of ACL ruptures in the U.S. are estimated at $1 billion, and a great deal of research has attempted to uncover the cause of female athletes’ predisposition to ACL injury.
Christopher J. Wahl, MD, of the department of orthopaedics and sports medicine at University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues hypothesized that articular surfaces of the lateral aspect of the tibial plateau and/or the distal aspect of the femur would be more highly convex in patients with ACL injuries. They also suspected that the convex geometry would be more prevalent among female athletes.
Three observers, blinded to patient information, analyzed knee MRI scans of 112 athletes with a non-contact ACL injury and 61 activity-matched athletes without an ACL injury. They measured femoral anteroposterior length (FAP), tibial plateau anteroposterior length (TPAP), tibial plateau radius of curvature (TPr) and fibonacci femoral radius of curvature (Fr).
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Becky Williford makes a great recovery
The Chicago Tribune reports:
Becky Williford finds extra joy in nights like last Friday, when Waubonsie Valley dashed Bartlett's hopes for an undefeated regular season.
She realizes how close she came to missing those moments.
The Warriors' point guard had surgery to repair the torn ACL in her right knee July 15. She went to physical therapy several times a week and returned to the court a month earlier than expected, only five games into her senior season.
Williford's presence has been key in helping No. 9 Waubonsie to a 19-2 record and a share of the Upstate Eight Valley lead after the 58-45 victory to end Bartlett's 26-game conference winning streak.
"I had a talk with my parents that this was just a slight detour in my route," Williford said. "They said, 'If you put your faith in God and work hard, you'll be back for your season.' I appreciate the game of basketball more because I'm aware anything can happen at any moment."
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Becky Williford finds extra joy in nights like last Friday, when Waubonsie Valley dashed Bartlett's hopes for an undefeated regular season.
She realizes how close she came to missing those moments.
The Warriors' point guard had surgery to repair the torn ACL in her right knee July 15. She went to physical therapy several times a week and returned to the court a month earlier than expected, only five games into her senior season.
Williford's presence has been key in helping No. 9 Waubonsie to a 19-2 record and a share of the Upstate Eight Valley lead after the 58-45 victory to end Bartlett's 26-game conference winning streak.
"I had a talk with my parents that this was just a slight detour in my route," Williford said. "They said, 'If you put your faith in God and work hard, you'll be back for your season.' I appreciate the game of basketball more because I'm aware anything can happen at any moment."
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Summer Yack out for the remainder of the season
Deseret News reports:
One of the state's best players will miss the remainder of her senior season.
Bingham guard Summer Yack tore her ACL in the final two minutes of the Miners' loss to American Fork last Thursday.
"I don't even remember thinking," said Yack, who is committed to playing for SLCC next fall. "I knew it was bad. It was a bad feeling."
She was playing defense when she felt a pop in her knee.
"I just turned to pivot," she said. "No one was around me at all. … I don't think I've ever taken basketball for granted, but this is really hard to take. This past week has been tough."
Yack said she couldn't bear to call SLCC head coach Betsy Specketer after learning that she'd torn her ACL and was out for the season.
"My dad had to make that call," she said. The college has assured her that they're still willing to honor her scholarship, something for which she is very grateful.
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Bingham guard Summer Yack tore her ACL in the final two minutes of the Miners' loss to American Fork last Thursday.
"I don't even remember thinking," said Yack, who is committed to playing for SLCC next fall. "I knew it was bad. It was a bad feeling."
She was playing defense when she felt a pop in her knee.
"I just turned to pivot," she said. "No one was around me at all. … I don't think I've ever taken basketball for granted, but this is really hard to take. This past week has been tough."
Yack said she couldn't bear to call SLCC head coach Betsy Specketer after learning that she'd torn her ACL and was out for the season.
"My dad had to make that call," she said. The college has assured her that they're still willing to honor her scholarship, something for which she is very grateful.
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Athlete Chooses to Play Injured
The Daily Pennsylvanian reports:
No one would have blamed Jess Knapp if she had called it quits after tearing two ligaments in her left knee in late December.
After all, the Penn basketball captain’s options were limited. Surgery would be required to repair her injury, and recovery time would easily exceed the two and a half months remaining in the Quakers’ season.
But these were special circumstances. This was her senior year — the culmination of her career in basketball, a game she hasn’t stopped playing since she was eight years old.
Throwing caution to the wind, Knapp chose not to opt for an operation. To her, there was only one option: play hurt.
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No one would have blamed Jess Knapp if she had called it quits after tearing two ligaments in her left knee in late December.
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After all, the Penn basketball captain’s options were limited. Surgery would be required to repair her injury, and recovery time would easily exceed the two and a half months remaining in the Quakers’ season.
But these were special circumstances. This was her senior year — the culmination of her career in basketball, a game she hasn’t stopped playing since she was eight years old.
Throwing caution to the wind, Knapp chose not to opt for an operation. To her, there was only one option: play hurt.
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Shalee Lehning Retiring from Atlanta Dream
Peachtree Hoops reports:
Atlanta Dream guard Shalee Lehning announced her retirement from the
Atlanta Dream and the WNBA on Tuesday due to complications in her
recovery from a torn ACL that ended her 2011 season according to a
release by the Dream. Lehning was a 2009 second round pick of the Dream
and helped guide the club to three consecutive playoff appearances.
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Jen Black is back in action after ACL injury.
Stars and Stripes reports:
Sarah Richardson experienced a sinking feeling last February when tiny, speedy point guard Jen Black went down with a torn knee ACL. The Robert D. Edgren girls basketball coach seemed positively giddy when Black returned to the lineup on Saturday.
The return paid immediate dividends for an Eagles team that had gone winless in nine games this season; the senior scored 17 points and Edgren raced ahead by 21 points after three quarters before settling for a 41-30 victory at E.J. King.
“It felt great,” Black said of her return, giving no indication of any discomfort. She did sit out the team’s 55-40 loss later Saturday to Nile C. Kinnick.
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Sarah Richardson experienced a sinking feeling last February when tiny, speedy point guard Jen Black went down with a torn knee ACL. The Robert D. Edgren girls basketball coach seemed positively giddy when Black returned to the lineup on Saturday.
The return paid immediate dividends for an Eagles team that had gone winless in nine games this season; the senior scored 17 points and Edgren raced ahead by 21 points after three quarters before settling for a 41-30 victory at E.J. King.
“It felt great,” Black said of her return, giving no indication of any discomfort. She did sit out the team’s 55-40 loss later Saturday to Nile C. Kinnick.
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