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Her First Knee Brace

Oct 02, 2006 08:31

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athletes, acl, knee injury, male athletes, sex differences, female athletes, sports injury, anterior cruciate ligament, gender differences

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bemusing October 2 2006, 13:36:33 UTC

I have torn my ACL in one knee, and my LCL in the other knee. I don't know if this speaks to female susceptibility or just to mine, but I have a constant fear of knee injury now. Of course, I'm far from an athlete, which would explain the less-than-stellar situations in which I've acquired these injuries.

differenceblog October 2 2006, 13:44:09 UTC

would you mind going into more detail as to how these injuries occured?

bemusing October 2 2006, 13:54:41 UTC

You asked for it: ACL while playing duck, duck goose on a sloping hill, and LCL while dancing enthusiastically at a club. The LCL was re-injured wile jumping enthusiastically at a rock show. I'm all class, dude.

differenceblog October 2 2006, 13:57:11 UTC

well, duck-duck-goose does seem like a "cutting" sport, and jumping up and down and a club would be "landing" -- and those are the main culprits, according to what I read today.

You're more athletic than you thought! Explain to me why my knee hurts every time I drive my damn truck.

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