Case Study: Cause of ACL Tear in Female Soccer Player


Soccer is considered one of the world’s most popular sports accounting for two hundred and fifty-six million of the worlds athlete’s, ten percent of which are female (Kaneko et al..2016. Over two hundred and fifty thousand athletes suffer from ACL related injuries each year resulting in instability, damage menisci and reconstructive surgery (Donnel-Fink et al. 2015). According to research, female athletes are 6 times more prone to ACL injury than their male counterparts (Satoshi et al… 2016). Between seventy-five and eighty percent of those injuries are non-contact related injuries.
            After reviewing the client’s profile, the client has adduction and internal rotation of the knee which is even more noticeable in her right knee. This posture creates knee valgus. According to Satoshi et al (2016) non-contact ACL injury involves a combination of lower flexion, valgus and internal rotation. The fact that the client exhibited knee valgus, knee adduction and internal rotation during her KCA posture assessment gives reason to believe that these may be the key factors which caused her ACL injury.

Reference:

Donnell-Fink LA, Klara K, Collins JE, Yang HY, Goczalk MG, Katz JN, et al. (2015) Effectiveness of Knee Injury and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Prevention Programs: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144063. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144063

Satoshi, K., Shogo, S., Norikazu, H., Yasuharu, N., Mako, F., & Toru, F. (2017). Mechanism of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Female Soccer Players. Asian Journal Of Sports Medicine, 8(1), 1-6. doi:10.5812/asjsm.38205


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