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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4711056, member: 405"]
Who's to say? Hydration keeps the muscles more pliable and able to recover.  Torque on the knee comes from many sources - the turf, the footwear, any impact from other bodies in motion, and the strength and flexibility of the muscles supporting the joint.

[ICODE]Can dehydration cause ACL tear?
As well, when you're dehydrated, your soft tissue stiffens and you begin to lack energy and focus — the perfect recipe for injury. Even with these prevention techniques, [B]ACL injuries can, and do, occur[/B].
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I had a knee injury when I was a young athlete that was initially diagnosed as an ACL tear.  The MRI was inconclusive.  The doctor was anticipating reconstruction with cadaver tissue, but it turned out that the ACL was still intact, just a bit frayed.  They trimmed the frayed parts and cleaned out my meniscus, which has a half dozen small tears.

I had had two opinions prior to surgery.  One doctor said definitely an ACL tear, but the other wasn't so sure.  The strength of my muscles around the joint (as a college distance runner) made it hard for them to determine the structural integrity of the joint.  Of course, this was 35-40 years ago, and diagnostic and imaging technology has come a long way since then.
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