Research Log #5 - Solutionary Project 2020 

 
Date:   March 6, 2020
Name:   Taeshia Natividad
Essential Question:   Why are females more prone to ACL tears compared to males?
 
Three Points to Prove: #1:  The build of a female body is different than male
   #2:  The mechanics of a female body opperates different than males.
      #3: The cycles that a female body goes through hurts the knees more.
 
 
 
Point that this Source Proves: #2 The mechanics of a female body opperates different than
males.
 
Excerpts (These should provide insight into the Point to Prove): 

Dr. Jack Skendzel reports that “A question I get asked a lot is if females are more prone to ACL
injuries. The answer is yes. This is probably because there is more imbalanced in their muscles”

Early in the video Dr. Skendzel reports that “Females have much stronger quadriceps but much
weaker hamstrings. There is also some factors with the shape and size of their knee as well as the
way they land when they jump.”

This video shows proof that there is a real imbalance in female athletes muscles “Due to the
imbalance of female muscles, when we are trying to guide woman athletes we try to be more
intentional between the thigh musculature that controls the knee and studies have shown that
with prevention exercise programs, woman can get down to the same rates of risk as men do”  

Analysis (How does this source support the Point to Prove?): 

This video has provided important yet factual information regarding the topic of ACL
tears for female athletes. Dr. Jack Skendzel of Summit Orthopedics, talks about how the muscles
in a female and a male are much different, balance wise. A question he got a lot was asking if
females are more prone to ACL injuries, and the answer is yes. This is probably because there is
more imbalance in their muscles. This video is a more recent video with newer information that
pertains to specifically female athletes of this generation. Female athletes in the last 10 years
alone, have faced a huge increase in knee injuries.
Early in the video, Dr. Skendzel reported that females have much stronger quadriceps but
much weaker hamstrings. There is also some factors with the shape and size of their knee as well
as the way they land when they jump. This passage is very informative in terms of the way the
female body is built. Females are automatically at risk of tearin their acl because their ACL
tendons are way smaller than males. Females have the natural disadvantage of bad knees, due to
the fact that the balance is not distrubuted evenly. Females put more pressure on the quads,
which is bad for the hamtrings because it makes it weaker. Females engage their quads more, so
when they have to make an unexpected turn, it is not ready for it and it damages the ligaments.
 This video shows proof that there is a real imbalance in female athletes muscles. Due to
the imbalance of female muscles, when they are trying to guide woman athletes they try to be
more intentional between the thigh musculature that controls the knee. Studies have shown that
with prevention exercise programs, woman can get down to the same rates of risk as men do.
This passage provides information as to what can be done to prevent any further knee injuries.
Exercises such as hamstring stretches and more prevention excerises can strengthen the ability of
your knee ligaments as well as your hamstrings. These are important because it helps with the
durability of the ligaments so they last longer.  

Work Cited (correct MLA format): 

Skendzel , Jack, director. Are Females More Prone to ACL Injury? Are Females More Prone to
ACL Injury?, Summit Orthopedics , 4 Dec. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?
v=RJBKlsktn5U.

 
This is a reputable and reliable article because it is published by well known Orthopedic
officials who specify on the hormonal aspect of injuries for ligaments in our legs.