Richardson stated, 'We knew from previous research that the real story is usually a complex entanglement of social factors with biology. Our goal was to elevate the consideration that social factors can contribute to these disparities - and to show that it matters quantitatively in the numbers.' This highlights the need to rethink simplistic biological explanations for ACL injuries in women.
The researchers argue, '...the popular measure embeds bias into the science, the researchers say, because it fails to account for different resources allotted to male and female athletes.' This points out that systemic inequalities in sports could skew perceptions of injury risks between genders.
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