João Paulo tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in training on Wednesday, ending the Sounders midfielder's season.

It's every top athlete's worst nightmare: an anterior cruciate ligament injury. TU/e researcher Janne Spierings developed a ...

The dreaded torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) regularly makes headlines in women's football, but experts say there are ...

Hanna Glas had never heard of an anterior cruciate ligament before the Seattle Reign defender tore one of hers for the first ...

Why do so many play on after damaging anterior cruciate ligaments? An expert explains. By Geoff Scott and Sarah Shephard. Jan. 29, 2025 Updated Feb. 3, 2025.

A footballer who ruptured major ligaments in each of her knees has said recovery from the injuries was "mental torture".

The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are in the center of your knee. The ACL is toward the front of your knee. It controls forward movement and rotation of your shinbone.

Anterior cruciate ligament rupture, whether treated surgically or not, is associated with an increase in osteoarthritis in former soccer players Alarming is the word Von Parat, Roos, and Roos choose ...

A posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury is a tear or sprain of the PCL, a ligament that crosses the back of your knee. Ligaments are tough bands of tissue that connect bones.

Background The methodological quality of studies on treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in skeletally immature children after ACL injury is low, and no prospective studies have ...

Discover how dogs are helping advance ACL injury treatment with insights from a new study. Explore similarities between canine and human ACL injuries and their implications for therapy development.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common, especially among athletes. Each year, over 400 000 ACL reconstruction (ACLR) surgeries are carried out globally.