Prevention Of Noncontact ACL Injuries In Croatian Female Athletes

Noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury rates are reported to be two to eight times higher in women than in men within the same sport. Women’s susceptibility to these injuries has stimulated a great deal of interest in: explaining the noncontact mechanism of injury, establishing risk factors and trying to reach a consensus on prevention strategies. Increased knowledge of precise mechanism of injury, biomechanical relationships, strenght and flexibility issues, neuromuscular joint control, proprioception and hormonal influences may lead to the prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in both men and women.