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Table 2 The orthopaedic diagnoses in recreational skiersa

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

  1. aValues are expressed as number (percentages) within the relevant group
  2. ACL anterior cruciate ligament, MCL medial collateral ligament, PCL posterior cruciate ligament, LCL lateral collateral ligament, MPFL medial patello-femoral ligament