This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

WASHINGTON -- Patients needing reconstruction of torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) no longer have to rely on grafts harvested from their own bodies or cadavers, with the FDA's authorization of a ...

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 ...

Most people who tear their ACL describe the moment in a similar way: a sudden pop, sharp pain, and a knee that stops working almost immediately. That “pop” isn’t nerves ripping—it’s the sound and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

ACL repair with internal brace augmentation may be associated with increased risk for reinjury among patients younger than 40 ...

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

Objectives The primary objective was to calculate the rate of return to sport (RTS) following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in elite athletes. Secondary objectives were to estimate ...

Anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injuries are one of the most common among athletes. Each year, approximately 150,000 ACL injuries occur in the United States, particularly in sports that involve ...