[kyprepfan0622]

Rebecca Greenwell of Owensboro, Ky., told ESPN HoopGurlz that she suffered a tear in the anterior-cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee.

The 6-foot-1 guard, ranked No. 5 in the 2013 class, suffered the injury about 90 seconds into USA Basketball's semifinal game against Italy at the FIBA 3x3 championships on Sunday.

Kaela Davis of Suwanee, Ga., and Linnae Harper of Chicago, Ill., played the Italians two against three and lost by two in overtime. Taya Reimer of Fishers, ind., had been sidelined since Friday with a sprained ankle.

Greenwell said the injury is confined to her ACL and she does not yet have surgery scheduled. She added that her family still is trying to identify the best surgeon available for the procedure.

[LWC]

Terrible break for her! She is a special player, and I'm sure a special person.

[blue1424]

This is terrible news. Hopefully she will be able to recover quickly. She is a very special player. It seems today almost every basketball player tears their ACL.

[LWC]

^Sad but true!

[16th Lion]

hate to hear this she is a great player hope for a speedy recovery. without a doubt going to be kentucky's 2nd mcdonalds all-american. best wishes from the 16th

[OrangenowBlue]

What is it with ACL's these days. It seems like almost every other player tears there ACL or MCL. Wonder what is causing the increase.

[ncis]

Really hate this for her she is such a great player and you can tell she really enjoys playing. Hopefully she will heal quick.

[Hitters_Count]

What is it with ACL's these days. It seems like almost every other player tears there ACL or MCL. Wonder what is causing the increase

I think this is due to a couple of factors. 1. No downtime with continuous stress and strain. 2. Lack of proper strengthening of the lower body.

I hope she takes her time and rehabs fully and doesnt try to rush back and end her career. Get well soon.

[NewGuy]

Girls have this injury at a lot higher rate than boys. This is a sad situation.

[OrangenowBlue]

Girls have this injury at a lot higher rate than boys. This is a sad situation.

I agree. I think a lot of it has to do with that girls do not exercise unless it is organized in the gym. I think the ACL injury rate has also increased over the years in boys due to lack of self-motivated exercising. Years ago, all boys and many girls played pick-up games outside all summer long as well as going to team camps. Most kids are allergic to the outdoors these days. I do agree with one poster that in some instances some players, especially star athletes, put a lot of strain because they are playing on AAU teams, all star teams, attending blue chip camps, etc. I also think diets are a factor for some individuals as kids are generally picky these days about what they eat and drink usually choosing the unhealthy items. It is hard to pinpoint what has caused the increase over the last few years.

[NewGuy]

I think it's a combination of a lot of things, including what you said "OrangenowBlue." IMO strength or lack of is the biggest problem.

[ole_blue_sack_15]

hope recovery goes well!!

[geauxtigers75]

Also, the ACL is just a very fragile ligament when you consider how much force is exerted upon it during atheltic activities.

[CTCX_14]

I agree. I think a lot of it has to do with that girls do not exercise unless it is organized in the gym. I think the ACL injury rate has also increased over the years in boys due to lack of self-motivated exercising. Years ago, all boys and many girls played pick-up games outside all summer long as well as going to team camps. Most kids are allergic to the outdoors these days. I do agree with one poster that in some instances some players, especially star athletes, put a lot of strain because they are playing on AAU teams, all star teams, attending blue chip camps, etc. I also think diets are a factor for some individuals as kids are generally picky these days about what they eat and drink usually choosing the unhealthy items. It is hard to pinpoint what has caused the increase over the last few years.

NOT TRUE!

If you do some research most of the time it is based on q angles (the angle between the hip & knee), hormones (females tend to tear their ACLs closer to their time of the month) and the way the quad muscles fires when landing.

If you look at when a girl jumps and land they usually have a knock knee affect to their knees. This puts a TON of pressure on their knee/ACLs.

[OrangenowBlue]

NOT TRUE!

If you do some research most of the time it is based on q angles (the angle between the hip & knee), hormones (females tend to tear their ACLs closer to their time of the month) and the way the quad muscles fires when landing.

If you look at when a girl jumps and land they usually have a knock knee affect to their knees. This puts a TON of pressure on their knee/ACLs.

I will have to state that you may be correct. I haven't given it that much thought but I believe you may be on target. This is the best explanation I have heard of so far.

[mcn]

NOT TRUE!

If you do some research most of the time it is based on q angles (the angle between the hip & knee), hormones (females tend to tear their ACLs closer to their time of the month) and the way the quad muscles fires when landing.

If you look at when a girl jumps and land they usually have a knock knee affect to their knees. This puts a TON of pressure on their knee/ACLs.

Agree on this too. Girls land differently when they jump. However, doesn't explain the increase in male knee problems. I have 2 trains of thought on this....1. Increase in weight training that focuses on only select areas of the body, thus placing strain on the joints that were not designed to accept the extra stress..and 2. more old school, but here goes...todays kids don't ride bicycles like was done 20-30 years ago. Think about it, back then if you wanted to go visit a friend, you ususally rode a bike to to get there. If you were like me that could be several miles to a friends house. How many times do you see teenagers riding bikes these days? Bicycling is probably the best exercise to strenghten your legs and build endurance.