ACL Tears

ACL tears are a common knee injury in sports. The ACL or the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, helps stabilize the knee. Tears often happen during sudden stops, twists, and awkward landings. This injury ...
BMJ

Factors that affect patient reported outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction–a systematic review of the Scandinavian knee ligament registers

Correspondence to Dr. Eric Hamrin Senorski, Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-431 80, Sweden; ...
BMJ

The anterior cruciate ligament injury controversy: is “valgus collapse” a sex-specific mechanism?

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a ...
News Medical

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the important ligaments that holds the knee in place, preventing the tibia from sliding forwards, anterior to the femur. It is therefore very commonly ...
Nature

Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction

The reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has long represented a cornerstone in the surgical management of knee instability, particularly among athletes. In recent years, however, the ...
The Advocate

LSU Shreveport students create AI-powered wearable protype with aim to prevent ACL injury

A team at LSU Shreveport presents Smartknee: a wearable prototype that provides real-time data on high-risk movements athletes make to prevent potential ACL tears. Here's what to know.
Healio

Pearls for combined ACL, anterolateral ligament reconstruction with single femoral tunnel

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ACL reconstruction is one of the most common orthopedic procedures. Although this procedure has a high success ...
The New York Times

Why do so many play on after damaging anterior cruciate ligaments? An expert explains

When Gabriel Jesus fell to the grass clutching his knee around 30 minutes into Arsenal’s FA Cup tie against Manchester United this month, it looked like the Brazilian’s night was over. But after the ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Decade of Rising Surgical Cost

Adolescent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery can preserve health and restore function of the knee joint, but the surgical cost has outpaced inflation. Objectives: The number of ...
Healio

Combined ACL, anterolateral ligament reconstruction yielded low graft rupture rates

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Compared with patients who undergo isolated ACL reconstruction, patients who undergo ACL plus ...
The New York Times

What is an ACL injury and how long could it take Leah Williamson to recover?

England captain Leah Williamson’s World Cup dream is all but over after she sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury playing for Arsenal against Manchester United on Wednesday. Williamson, ...
Institute of Human Anatomy - IOHA on MSNOpinion

Understanding the ACL: The knee’s crucial ligament

A deep dive into the anatomy and mechanics of the anterior cruciate ligament and how it fails.