NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a replacement ligament from a cadaver has a high failure rate in young, active adults, according to a study reported ...

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 ...

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NEW YORK, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – An ACL – or anterior cruciate ligament tear – is one of the most common knee injuries in the U.S., with between 150,000 and 200,000 occurring each year, primarily ...

Whether you're a weekend warrior, amateur athlete or pro, tearing your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, can sideline you for several months, possibly even a year. Nearly 200,000 ACL reconstruction ...

(WNDU) - An ACL or anterior cruciate ligament tear is one of the most common knee injuries in the U.S., with between 150,000 and 200,000 occurring each year, primarily in professional and amateur ...

PROVIDENCE — Kathleen Fagnant knows more than she ever wanted to about a torn anterior cruciate ligament, more commonly known as a torn ACL. She has experienced this injury to the tissue that connects ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An ACL tear is one of the most common knee injuries in the U.S., with between 150,000 and 200,000 happening each year. Primarily in professional and amateur athletes. Until ...