What percent of Anterior

Cruciate Ligament injuries

are non-contact?

70-85%
ACL Awareness: An
Epidemic
That Needs to End
 Auf Munir
G/T Independent Research
Howard High School
Ms. Curtin
Agenda/Objectives
● Explain why actions should be taken to
prevent ACL tears
● Explain what happens after a tear occurs
● Describe my experience in the Independent
Research Class
● Explain how research was found and analyzed
Independent Research Class
● Celebration of Excellence
○ Learning Outcomes
○ Research
Why Prevent The Injury?
● Over 1000 knee injuries occur annually
(Orr, 28)
● It is an epidemic because of its
commonality
● Rehab takes a whole year
○ One will never be the same again
What Happens After a Tear Occurs?
● Arthroscopy occurs (Lloyd, 60)
○ Cadaver is needed

● Surgery is done by
orthopedic surgeon
Research
● Used documents
○ Document analysis
○ Primary sources from doctorate
journals/websites
● Interviewed a generalist who
also did orthopedic surgery
Revisiting the Objectives
● Why actions ● What happens
should be taken: after a tear?
● To avoid surgery and ● Surgery
grueling rehab ● Rehab
● To avoid a potential
chance of never
being able to walk
normally again
Revisiting the Objectives(cont.)
● Describe my • Explain how
experience in the research was found
Independent and analyzed:
Research Class • Document
• C.O.E analysis
• Interview
Conclusion
● Being more mentally aware of this injury will
help society in the long run due to the
seriousness of the injury and its grueling
aftermaths which include surgery and
rehabilitation.
Questions?
Citations
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