Female collegiate basketball players have 4 times the risk of ACL injury as male basketball players. Strengthen hamstring muscles. Utilize proper stretching techniques to increase flexibility. Conditioning and strengthening programs which target thighs, hips, abdomen, and lower back. Stretching programs aimed at increasing flexibility and improving reflexes.
Knee injuries abound for female athletes.
A potential explanation for female athletic injury. Knee joint laxity and neuromuscular characteristics of male and female soccer and basketball players. The relationship between intercondylar notch width of the femur and the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears. A prospective study. Parameters and comparisons of the quadriceps angle of college-aged men and women in the supine and standing positions.