ORLANDO, Florida – With an estimated 80,000 Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears happening each year in the United States (Source: American Journal of Sports Medicine 2006 ; 9:1512-1532), including ...

An increasing number of young people are tearing their ACLs, and an innovative procedure is now approved for use on the youngest patients. To repair an ACL, surgeons typically borrow tissue from ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, combined ACL and grade 3 medial collateral ligament injuries were primarily treated with big, open surgical procedures.“It was terrible,” Andy Williams, MBBS, FRCS(Ortho), ...

WAUKEE, Iowa — The Olympic Games are officially underway, and fans of American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn are breathing a sigh ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has uncovered a surprising result in athletes following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, which could impact their return to sports.

A surgical procedure called lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) boosts the recovery for patients suffering from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. LET is often performed at the same ...

UC will lead a clinical study into using the drug, tranexamic acid, to help reduce bleeding after ACL surgery and improve recovery outcomes. The University of Cincinnati will lead a national study ...

Lindsey Vonn wiped out in a downhill race on January 30. She got up limping, then was airlifted from the course. The diagnosis: a ruptured ACL — a season-ending injury for most.

This isn't normally a storyline. But for some reason, the New York Giants and Malik Nabers have brought up a weird situation following his torn ACL. The issue: Nabers still hasn't had surgery to ...

Adjei, MD Key Takeaways The risk of getting a disease from donor tissue is very low.Donor tissues go through rigorous ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has uncovered a surprising result in athletes following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, which could impact their return to sports. ACL ...