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by Michael Sokolove, 320 pp, $25, ISBN 07432 9755 5, New York, New York, Simon & Schuster, 2008.

Steven J. Anderson, MD, Reviewer

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(10):964.

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In Warrior Girls, Michael Sokolove profiles a sample of young female soccer players and chronicles their journeys through strenuous training regimens, rigorous competition schedules, and frequent injuries. Medical experts are also interviewed and current medical research is examined in attempt to better understand the causes and prospects for prevention of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. While the focus of Warrior Girls is on ACL injuries in the sport of soccer, there are broader implications for safety in women's sports.

As a practitioner in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine over the last 25 years, I can confirm that Sokolove has correctly identified a number of important medical concerns as well as some worrisome trends. With greater numbers of female participants in organized sports and increasing intensity of play, there are increasing numbers of injuries. Anterior cruciate ligament tears are one of the most common injuries . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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