University of Michigan getting an edge on a very common youth sport injury

Research at the Bone & Joint Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Center (the Center) is inching one step closer to solving a mystery that affects at least 400,000 youth athletes every year and causes them to sit on the sideline for months.




A new study, led by Center members and Kinesiology Professors Riann Palmieri-Smith and Scott McLean, will determine which components of current ACL prevention training programs actually work to reduce injuries.

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