Citation

Franklin CCD. NASN Sch. Nurse 2017; 32(5): 318-321.

Affiliation

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Erie and Philadelphia, PA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, National Association of School Nurses, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1942602X17700650

PMID

28467269

Abstract

Studies have shown female athletes to be subject to different risks than male athletes, even for the same sports and particularly after puberty. The purpose of this article is to identify some of those differences, discuss how treatment for female athletes differs both for healing and prevention, and emphasize key school nurse roles in identifying and responding to female athlete injuries.

Language: en

Keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; athlete; female; sports injury