Dr. Millett provides input for Lifescript Healthy Living for Women’s article
Keeping Knees Healthy. Women are at greater risk for injury due to both anatomical differences and monthly hormonal fluctuations, women are more likely than men to suffer knee injuries during sports and exercise. Wider hips create more of a lateral pull on the knee (think “knock-kneed”), which stresses the ligaments. Also, in activities such as jumping, men absorb a landing better. Women tend to rely more on their quadricep muscles and land with their knees locked out, which requires the knee to absorb all of the force. Muscular imbalances may be to blame.
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