The other possibility is that women don't have the same strength as men competing in the same type of sport. If a female athlete gets too tired during the game, a twisting injury to her knee may cause the ACL to blow out. What we used for the reconstruction of the ACL was a portion of the patellar tendon. The graft then replaces the injured ACL, and is secured by two screws. That is the easy part, which takes about two hours.
Athletes are usually pretty healthy people.
I'd say that when healthy individuals are injured, they have a much better chance of making a comeback. It's kind of nice to have really motivated people who are so eager to get back. She's highly motivated, and she's one of those athletes that you have to hold back because she really wants to get back. Her biggest advantage is her considerable strength. She's a fit individual, and if anybody is going to comeback from something like this, it's going to be Ruthie.