ACL reconstruction surgery can help restore mobility and stability to the knee following a severe injury. These injuries include tearing and are more common in athletes. The anterior cruciate ligament ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ACL reconstruction delayed longer than 8 weeks from injury did not increase new meniscus tears in adults.

Preoperative level of patient resilience did not affect pain and quality of life scores after ACL reconstruction, according ...

Correspondence to Dr Duncan E Meuffels, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands; d.meuffels{at}erasmusmc.nl Objective To assess whether initial ...

Objectives To conduct a cost-utility analysis for two commonly used treatment strategies for patients after ACL rupture; early ACL reconstruction (index) versus rehabilitation plus an optional ...

People may not hop backward often, but a new study shows that having people hop backward on one leg can be a better way of measuring strength and recovery in the knee, as well as other joints and ...

An injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a common sports injury—especially in athletes who run, jump, cut, or pivot. Many people describe the moment the injury happens the same way: a sudden pop ...

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 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing authorization for an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) implant, intended as an alternative to surgical reconstruction after ACL tears.

Share on Pinterest A new study finds that the brain can be affected by a knee injury. Getty Images A new report in NeuroImage: Clinical was the first to document brain changes in people who underwent ...