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Barber-Westin SD, Noyes FR, Smith S, Campbell T: Reducing the risk of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete. The Physician and Sports Medicine, 37:49-61, 2009.

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High school and collegiate female athletes have a significantly increased risk of sustaining a noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury compared with male athletes  participating in the same sport. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the risk factors hypothesized to influence this problem, and the neuromuscular training programs designed to ...

Chaudhari AM, Lindenfeld TN, Andriacchi TP, Hewett TE, Riccobene J, Myer GD, Noyes FR: Knee and hip loading patterns at different phases in the menstrual cycle: Implications for the gender difference in ACL injury rates. Am J Sports Medicine 35: 793-800, 2007.

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Background: Menstrual cycle phase has been correlated with risk of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury in women. The mechanism by which ...

Understanding and preventing non-contact ACL injuries: A review of the Hunt Valley II meeting, January 2005. Griffin LY, …Noyes FR, …et al. Am J Sports Med 34: 1512-1532, 2006.

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The incidence of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in young to middle-aged athletes remains high. Despite early diagnosis and appropriate operative and nonoperative treatment, post-traumatic degenerative arthritis may develop. In a meeting in Atlanta, Georgia (January 2005), sponsored by ...

Barber-Westin SD, Noyes FR, Galloway MG: Jump-land characteristics and muscle strength development in young athletes: A gender comparison of 1140 athletes 9 to 17 years of age. Am J Sports Med 34: 375-384, 2006.

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Background: Many authors have speculated that altered neuromuscular control and strength of the lower extremity are responsible for the gender disparity in knee ligament injury rates. Hypotheses: Significant ...

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Barber-Westin SD, Galloway MG, Corbett G, Noyes FR, Walsh C: Assessment of lower limb neuromuscular control in prepubescent athletes. Am J Sports Medicine 33, 1853-1860, 2005.

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Background: While neuromuscular indices have been studied extensively in adolescents and adults, limited data exist for prepubescent children.

Hypothesis: No differences exist between prepubescent boys and girls in lower limb strength, symmetry on ...

Noyes FR, Barber-Westin SD: Isokinetic profile and differences in tibial rotation strength between males and female athletes 11 to 17 years of age. Isok and Exer Sci 13: 251-259, 2005.

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Our objective was to examine age and sex associated development of isokinetic tibial rotation strength in 94 athletes aged 11 to 17 years.

A calibrated Biodex system 3 was used to measure internal rotation (IR) and external rotation (ER) peak torque and time to peak ...

Noyes FR, Barber-Westin SD, Fleckenstein C, Walsh C, West J: The drop-jump screening test: Difference in lower limb control between gender and effect of neuromuscular training in female athletes. Am J Sports Medicine 33: 197-207, 2005.

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Background: A valgus lower limb alignment has been noted during noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries. A video drop-jump test can ...

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Hewett TE, Stroupe AL, Nance TA, and Noyes FR: Plyometric training in female athletes. Decreased impact forces and increased hamstring torques. Am J Sports Med 24: 765-773, 1996.

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Objective

The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a jump-training program on landing mechanics and lower extremity strength in female athletes involved in jumping ...