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The Importance of Sex in ACL Injuries
Nisirjan Andy Williams has done ACL surgeries for Chloe Kelly, Eva Mannion and works with Chelsea and Manchester City as well. Women have a significantly higher risk of ACL rupture than men - that's related to their sex. There are lots of aspects that might explain that, such as the angle of the femur on the tibia. The other problem is that the level of play has gone up and up and up in women's football. So it's possible there were no more over the next few years because we're just seeing an unusual number of injury cluster together. But I think there are factors that make it more likely they'll get injured again.