From: Sex differences in the knee orthopaedic injury patterns among recreational alpine skiers
Injury type | Females | Males | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
n (percentage) | Noncontact/Contact | n (percentage) | Noncontact/Contact | |
Single knee ligament injury | 106 (84.8%) | 88/18 | 127 (70.17%) | 105/22 |
MCL | 3 (2.40%) | 1/2 | 19 (10.50%) | 12/7 |
LCL | 0 | 1 (0.55%) | 1/0 | |
ACL | 99 (79.20%) | 84/15 | 102 (56.35%) | 90/12 |
PCL | 4 (3.20%) | 3/1 | 5 (2.76%) | 2/3 |
Isolated meniscal injuries | 8 (6.40%) | 4/4 | 19 (10.50%) | 17/2 |
Medial | 1 (0.80%) | 0/1 | 8 (4.41%) | 7/1 |
Lateral | 6 (4.80%) | 3/3 | 9 (4.97%) | 8/1 |
Both Lateral and Medial | 1 (0.80%) | 1/0 | 2 (1.10%) | 2/0 |
Multiple ligament injuries | 8 (6.40%) | 6/2 | 31 (17.13%) | 27/4 |
Combined ACL and PCL | 0 | 4 (2.21%) | 4/0 | |
Combined ACL and MCL | 8 (6.40%) | 6/2 | 16 (8.84%) | 14/2 |
Combined ACL, MCL, and PCL | 0 | 6 (3.31%) | 5/1 | |
Combined PCL and LCL | 0 | 1 (0.55%) | 0/1 | |
Combined PCL and MCL | 0 | 4 (2.21%) | 4/0 | |
Other injuries | 3 (2.40%) | 2/1 | 4 (2.21%) | 3/1 |
Combined ACL and Intercondylar eminence fracture | 0 | 1 (0.55%) | 1/0 | |
Combined MCL and Intercondylar eminence fracture | 1 (0.80%) | 1/0 | 0 | |
MPFL | 1 (0.80%) | 1/0 | 1 (0.55%) | 1/0 |
Patellar Dislocation | 1 (0.80%) | 0/1 | 0 | |
Isolated cartilage injury | 0 | 1 (0.55%) | 1/0 | |
Intercondylar eminence and Medial Tibial Plateau fractures | 0 | 1 (0.55%) | 0/1 |