Gender inequities in sporting environment and resources may distort estimates of ACL injury rates among women (IMAGE)

Harvard University

Gender inequities in sporting environment and resources may distort estimates of ACL injury rates among women

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The metric most commonly used to calculate disparities between men and women in ACL injury rates is biased, ignoring gendered inequalities in sporting environments and resource allocation. Accounting for these factors may reveal that ACL injury rates among women are more similar to men than previously thought.  

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British Journal of Sports Medicine

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