What is the true evidence for gender-related differences during plant and cut maneuvers? A systematic review
Anne Benjaminse • Alli Gokeler • Glenn S. Fleisig • Timothy C. Sell • Bert Otten
Female athletes have a significantly higher risk of sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than male athletes. Biomechanical and neuromuscular factors have been reported as the main cause. The purpose of this review was to critically review results of the pub- lished literature on gender differences regarding biome- chanical and neuromuscular movement patterns during plant and cutting maneuvers.Methods MEDLINE (1966 to December 2008), EM- BASE (1947 to December 2008) and CINAHL (1981 to December 2008) searches were performed. The seven studies meeting the inclusion criteria were analyzed.
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