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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- As kids play sports like soccer and football with more frequency and force, many are damaging their knees, a new study finds.
A common knee injury -- an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear -- has steadily increased among 6- to 18-year-olds in the United States, rising more than 2 percent a year over the last two decades, researchers report.
These injuries peak in high school, said lead researcher Dr. Nicholas Beck.
Girls have a higher rate of ACL injuries, added Beck, an orthopedic surgery resident at the University of Minnesota.
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