Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has placed renewed attention on one of the most serious injuries in sports ...

Only 50% to 65% of recreational athletes return to their preinjury level of sports after ACL reconstruction surgery. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery has been linked to a graft ...

What is the function of the cruciate ligament? There is an anterior and a posterior cruciate ligament in both knees. They connect the femur to the tibia and stabilize the knee joint forwards and ...

Ligaments are fibrous connective tissue that connect the bones together and keep them stable. The cruciate ligaments (anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament) control the front and ...

Postoperative rehabilitation remains a cornerstone in the functional recovery post-musculoskeletal surgeries, such as anterior cruciate ligament ...

A new total knee replacement that saves all of the ligaments can make a person’s knee feel and move just like the original. During a traditional total knee replacement, the surgeon must remove the ...

This week we are going to discuss the very important ligaments of the knee which provide stability and control of knee motion. First, the anterior cruciate ligament. The anterior cruciate ligament or ...

Germany player Lena Oberdorf will be out of action for months after suffering another cruciate ligament tear. How is this injury treated, and why does it affect women more often? Lena Oberdorf posted ...

Christian Fox is a personal trainer, sports massage therapist and nutritional advisor working in and around York. This week, he considers an injury commonly associated with skiing. Winter will be upon ...

Allan J, Collins C, Henke N et al. (2013) A multisport epidemiologic comparison of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in high school athletics. Journal of Athletic Training 48: 810–7 Arneja S, Leith ...