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Why do female footballers get more ACL injuries?

2025/6/27
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William Lee Adams: 作为主持人，我介绍了女足球员ACL损伤的普遍性和严重性，强调了研究的必要性。我指出，长期以来，人们对女性更容易遭受ACL损伤的原因并不清楚，但现在这项运动开始更加重视这个问题。本期节目将探讨激素和女性月经周期可能在增加这些损伤风险中的作用，并采访一位两次在球场上遭受ACL撕裂的曼联球员。我认为，任何运动员受伤都是一个困难的时期，需要更多的关注和支持。 Kesewaa Browne: 作为记者，我提供了ACL损伤的统计数据，并解释了可能的原因。我提到，在2023年女足世界杯上，有25到30名球员因ACL损伤而无法上场。Sky Sports估计，在18个月的时间里，有195名精英女足球员遭受了这种伤病。比赛频率增加、国际比赛日增多、长途旅行和时差等因素都会影响受伤的可能性。此外，足球鞋的设计、球场条件和足球形状可能不适合女性球员，进行调整可能会有很大帮助。有些球队开始关注月经周期对球员的影响，并采取轮换球员等措施来预防损伤。 James Brouner: 作为研究人员，我认为女性运动员的解剖结构、韧带和跳跃落地方式是导致ACL损伤的三个主要风险因素。女性运动员的骨盆较大，导致膝盖内翻，增加了膝关节的负荷。此外，女性运动员的ACL韧带比男性薄，强度较低。在跳跃落地时，女性运动员的姿势可能不够缓冲，也会增加膝盖的负荷。激素变化会导致韧带松弛，增加受伤风险。 Gabby George: 作为一名经历过两次ACL损伤的球员，我认为受伤对任何人来说都是一个困难的时期。受伤后需要进行大量的恢复训练，这不仅包括膝盖，还包括其他部位的肌肉。克服ACL损伤不仅仅是身体上的，更重要的是心态。要享受在球场上的每一刻，因为你永远不知道什么时候会是最后一刻。我建议其他女足球员保持积极的心态，并享受康复过程中的每一个进步。

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The women’s football European Championship kicks off next week in Switzerland. The Euros have thrust a recurring issue into the spotlight: ACL injuries. Female footballers suffer tears to their anterior cruciate ligament, also known as the ACL, more frequently than male footballers. Kesewaa Browne from the What in the World team explains some of the theories on why injury rates are so high.

Research has lagged behind for years, but with the sport becoming more high-profile, focus has shifted to what can be done to prevent these types of injuries: from the shape of the football boot to the frequency of international breaks.

We speak to Manchester United player Gabby George who has suffered two ACL injuries on the pitch. She tells us about the emotional impact of being forced to watch from the bench rather than playing. And James Brouner from Kingston University in the UK, tells us what research has found so far on the risk factors for female footballers.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: William Lee-Adams Producers: Kesewaa Browne, Josh Jenkins and Emilia Jansson Editor: Julia Ross-Roy