Knee Injuries Among Female Athletes

Term Paper # 2605

Sport > Players
Women Studies > Culture

A paper on knee injuries, one of the most complicated and critical joints of the human body.

2,102 words () | 8 sources | 1999 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper deals with the increase in knee injuries among female athletes. The author presents hard facts to support his position and provides a personal perspective on the subject. In addition the author provides examples of ways in which knee injuries occur and the various names for the different kinds of injuries.

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"The knee joint is one of the most complicated and critical joints of the human body. The knee has to bear the entire body weight, shift balance and adjust direction of movement all smoothly and in efficient coordination. It is not surprising that injuries occur to this particular joint. The primary elements of the knee include the large bone structures: the femur, patella, tibia, and the fibula. What moves the bones of course are the muscles: flexors (biceps femoris, semimembraneous, semitendinous, sartorius, gracilis and extensors quadriceps and patellar. Now, within those larger structures are smaller but nonetheless critical components: the various ligaments which stabilize the bones and muscles such as the medial and lateral Collateral Ligaments and the Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligaments usually termed ACL and PCL."

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Knee Injuries Among Female Athletes (2012, January 16). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Knee-Injuries-Among-Female-Athletes/2605

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"Knee Injuries Among Female Athletes" 16 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Knee-Injuries-Among-Female-Athletes/2605>