An important stabilizer in the knee, the ACL is estimated to have between 100,000 and 200,000 injuries annually throughout the United States. Deficiency of the ACL often causes instability and can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Arthroscopic primary ACL repair has seen a resurgence of interest around the world. Recent comparative trials ...

Correspondence to Dr Jelle P van der List, Orthopaedic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands; jpjvanderlistmd{at}gmail.com I aimed to understand the potential role of ...

It is not easy to determine exactly why and when orthopedic surgeons completely gave up on trying to primarily repair the torn ACL, but it was some time in the early 1990s, and in hindsight, it might ...

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery has evolved since Dr. J. Stark published the first description of a torn ACL in The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal in 1850. Although ...

February 15, 2011 (San Diego, California) — Patients who are treated with compressive cryotherapy after anterior crucial ligament (ACL) reconstruction can expect better pain relief and less dependence ...

The department of orthopedics at NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital in collaboration with Vidarbha Orthopaedic Society conducted a one day continuing medical ...

All orthopedic disciplines, including knee arthroscopy, have made significant breakthroughs in recent years. These advancements in knee arthroscopic surgery are attributable to a greater understanding ...

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of ...

Dr. Patrick Greis, Board Certified Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, joined the Department of Orthopaedics in March of 1997 and specializes in sports medicine, knee and shoulder surgery. His interests ...