Increased joint laxity and reduced knee stiffness in female knees have been suggested as possible explanations for the higher ACL injury rates in females. Hypothesis: Compared with male knees, female knees will demonstrate increased laxity and reduced stiffness along the anterior-posterior (...
Female football players (N = 46, ages 16–25) were matched based on age, training frequency, and playing position with 46 male players. All players performed the tuck jump and drop vertical jump (DVJ). DVJ was assessed quantitatively for valgus knee motion and probability of a high pea...
(e.g. basketball, volleyball, handball) and where high movement efficiency is advantageous. Male bone geometry and density may also provide protection against some sport-related injuries—for example, males have a lower incidence of knee injuries, often attributed to low quadriceps (Q) angle ...
Anterior cruciate ligament injuries are occurring at a higher rate in female athletes compared with their male counterparts. Research in the area of anterior cruciate ligament injury has increasingly focused on the role of joint proprioception and muscle activity in promoting knee joint stability. We ...
Without being neutered, a male may develop testicular cancer. Both genders are prone to hip, knee and respiratory issues and this does not occur more often in one gender over the other. Regarding life span, females - in general - live slight longer than male Pugs. Females live an average...
A correction to the article "Female recreational athletes demonstrate different knee biomechanics from male counterparts during jumping rope and turning activities" published online in the June 4, 2014 issue is presented.Journal of Orthopaedic ScienceTanikawa, HidenoriMatsumoto, HideoHarat...
10 in Spanish male soccer players, we found that the ACL was the most frequently injured knee ligament in both male and female soccer players, although the frequency of this injury in respect to total knee ligament injuries was slightly higher in the female population (39.2% in women vs. ...
28 Both studies were conducted on cohorts of healthy male runners, but they differed in their running protocol, making comparisons to the present study difficult. Both Clansey et al.44 and Derrick et al.28 reported increased knee flexion at initial contact with fatigue, which resulted in lower...
Neuromuscular function and fatigability of the knee extensors change across the menstrual cycle, with greater intracortical inhibition and fatigue during the luteal phase and greater voluntary contraction when the E2 level is elevated [189]. Estradiol is known to alter neuronal excitability and may ...
The aim of this study was to examine the influence of caffeine supplementation on knee flexor and knee extensor strength before, during and after intermittent running exercise in female team-sport players taking oral contraceptive steroids (OCS). Ten hea