ACL Injury In The Female Athlete: Part 2
Physical Therapy Intervention to Provide For Safe Return To Activity
As discussed in the previous article on this topic, ACL injury is a very common and debilitating condition. ACL injuries are four to six times more common in female athletes competing in the same sports activities as males. Treatment of ACL injuries can be costly from an economic standpoint – conservative estimates for a single episode of surgery and post-operative treatment range between $17,000-25,000 – as well as have other significant detrimental long-term effects, including decreased academic performance and a 105 times greater risk for radiographically diagnosed osteoarthritis.