High school female athletes have a 1.6-fold higher rate of ACL tears per athletic exposure compared to males, highlighting the need for sport-specific injury reduction programs.
There is an approximately 1.6-fold greater rate of ACL tears per athletic exposure in HS female athletes than males. However, there is significant risk in both sexes, particularly in high-risk sports such as soccer, football, basketball, and lacrosse. Knowledge of sport-specific risk is essential for future injury reduction programs, parent-athlete decision making, and accurate physician counseling.
Gornitzky et al. (Sat,) studied this question.
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