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Knee Injuries Main Cause of HS Sports Surgeries

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Posted: Thu., May 29, 2008, 10:37 pm
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Knee Injuries Main Cause of HS Sports Surgeries

THURSDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Knee injuries are the most common reason for high school sports-related surgeries, say researchers who analyzed data on nine high school sports at 100 U.S. high schools.

The sports included were boys' football, soccer, basketball, baseball and wrestling, and girls' soccer, volleyball, basketball and softball.
     
     
     
     
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Women Risk Bone Loss After Knee Surgery Say Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

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Posted: Thu., April 24, 2008, 04:46 pm
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Topics: ACL, anterior Cruciate Ligament, bone loss, Causes, Knee, Knee Ligament, Knee Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Research, Sports, women, EmpowHer News
     

By Karen Pallarito
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Women who play sports are prone to tearing the knee ligament that connects the thighbone to the shinbone. Beyond the immediate pain and swelling it can cause, there's now reason to suspect that this type of injury may lead to another vexing health problem.
     
     
     
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