<p>Young female athletes are considerably more likely to tear their anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs, than young men. Dr. Marie-Lyne Nault is an orthopedic surgeon and researcher specializing in pediatric sports medicine in Montreal. She explains why the risk is higher, and how women and teens can significantly reduce the risk of a tear. </p><p><br></p><p>For transcripts of The Dose, please visit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-dose-transcripts-listen-1.6732281" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lnk.to/dose-transcripts.</a> Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. For more episodes of this podcast,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dose/id1498259551" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click this link.</a></p>