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Article: Weak in the knees.(preventing knee injuries)
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- Harper's Bazaar
- Article date:
- November 1, 1999
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Hips and hormones. These are two reasons women suffer from more knee injuries than men. Before you hit the slopes this season, read on about the latest research and treatments to save your knees. Aimee Lee Ball reports.
As a veteran of two knee surgeries, I was only mildly amused by a friend's observation that knees are God's biggest mistake. Statistics seem to support such drollery. Orthopedists treat more knee problems than any other complaint, to the tune of four million people a year, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. And the latest research shows that women may be more susceptible to knee injuries than men. The female pelvis is ...