Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was a significantly increased risk of graft ruptures in adolescent patients who underwent ACL ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is no question in my mind that the ideal ACL graft for an active older patient who is uncomfortable with ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study suggests young athletes who need knee ligament surgery do better over the long run when their own tissue is used for the reconstruction procedure, rather than ...

Biological ACL graft failure is a complex pathological entity. This results in an atonic, disorganised and non-viable graft. Our aim was to study biological failure in patients undergoing revision ACL ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most widely studied ligaments in the body. It is estimated that 100,000 ACL reconstructions are performed each year in the United States. There are ...

Recent years have brought significant improvements in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, allowing surgeons to better address the specific needs of each patient. As I outlined in my last ...

Note to those who have scrambled your poor knee: Using cadaver tissue to replace that torn anterior cruciate ligament may not be the best option if you’re active. Researchers at Mississippi Sports ...

Question: I tore my ACL skiing and I am hearing that not all doctors perform an ACL reconstruction the same way. Can you explain your philosophy? Answer: Techniques for surgical reconstruction of a ...

The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) is one of the four major ligaments in the knee. The ACL helps connect the femur to the tibia and is very important for normal knee stability. Its main function is ...

A new study suggests young athletes who need knee ligament surgery do better over the long run when their own tissue is used for the reconstruction procedure, rather than tissue from a donor. The ...