Who is affected by anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries?
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries
occur in about 1 out of 3,000 people.1
- 70% of ACL injuries occur during a sporting
activity.1
- Most ACL injuries occur in
people between 15 and 44 years of age.2
- More women than men have ACL injuries. In sports,
women injure their ACLs up to 8 times as often as men.3
Experts do not know the incidence of ACL injuries in
children. One study indicated that 1 in 200 children under age 12 has had an
ACL injury.4
Citations
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D'Amato MJ, Rach BR Jr (2003). Anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction in the adult section of Anterior cruciate ligament
injuries. In JC DeLee, D Drez Jr, eds., Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 2012–2067. Philadelphia:
Saunders.
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Childs SG (2002). Pathogenesis of anterior cruciate
ligament injury. Orthopaedic Nursing, 21(4):
35–40.
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Seroyer S, West R (2007). Anterior cruciate ligament
section of Injuries specific to the female athlete. In PJ McMahon, ed.,
Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Sports Medicine, pp.
259–260. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Dorizas JA, Stanitski CL (2003). Anterior cruciate
ligament injury in the skeletally immature. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 34(3): 355–363.
Last Updated:
May 16, 2008
D'Amato MJ, Rach BR Jr (2003). Anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction in the adult section of Anterior cruciate ligament
injuries. In JC DeLee, D Drez Jr, eds., Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 2012–2067. Philadelphia:
Saunders.
Childs SG (2002). Pathogenesis of anterior cruciate
ligament injury. Orthopaedic Nursing, 21(4):
35–40.
Seroyer S, West R (2007). Anterior cruciate ligament
section of Injuries specific to the female athlete. In PJ McMahon, ed.,
Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Sports Medicine, pp.
259–260. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Dorizas JA, Stanitski CL (2003). Anterior cruciate
ligament injury in the skeletally immature. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 34(3): 355–363.
