ACL Injuries—The Gender Bias: Introduction

This was the second research retreat focused on gender bias in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, the first having taken place in Lexington, KY in April 2001. The purpose of this second retreat was to revisit the factors thought to be associated with gender bias in ACL injuries and to update the consensus statement from 2001. The retreat was again cosponsored by Kentucky Sports Medicine and Joyner Sportsmedicine Institute and was attended by both clinicians and scientists with a common interest in the ACL injury gender bias. The 50-plus participants included registrants from across the United States as well as Canada, Australia, and Norway. As with the previous retreat, the group consisted of physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and scientists in the areas of biomechanics, motor control, and neuromuscular function. Thirty percent of the participants in the 2003 retreat were present for the first retreat as well.