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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 ...

ACL surgery involves reconstructing the torn ligament using a tendon graft. Most ACL surgeries are performed arthroscopically ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ACL reconstruction may negatively alter gait mechanics and increase patient risk for postoperative knee ...

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 ...

Carolyn DeHoff was a women's basketball player at Arizona State University in the late 1980s. She's also a witness to the medical progress of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. It's a knee ...

Researchers estimate that about 20% of patients who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction will develop posttraumatic osteoarthritis (OA) within 10 years after surgery. That ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has uncovered a surprising result in athletes following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, which could impact their return to sports.

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 ...