(HealthDay)—Patients who received patellar tendon, hamstring tendon, or "double-bundle" hamstring tendon grafts for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair had no significant difference in quality of ...

It's every top athlete's worst nightmare: an anterior cruciate ligament injury. TU/e researcher Janne Spierings developed a new protocol for cruciate ligament grafts that should reduce complications.

Objectives The risk of graft revision following ACL reconstruction may depend on the sport type the individuals are engaged in. The purpose of this study was to report the ACL graft revision rate in ...

Orthopedic surgeons treating extreme athletes should address ACL injuries in an individualized manner and consider both the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon graft may yield decreased knee flexion strength vs. reconstruction with ...

Patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with allografts appeared to heal more quickly when injections of bone marrow aspirate were included, according to a randomized trial ...

Terilyn Moe Bautista doesn’t have either of the ACLs she was born with. Bautista, who is known as TMoe, suffered three ACL injuries during her time playing on the University of Nevada, Reno, women’s ...

Objective We performed a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction (ACLR) using either quadriceps tendon graft (QT) or semitendinosus/gracilis hamstring (STG) graft.

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, an injury of the knee, can be devastating to a young athlete. While the ACL can be reconstructed through surgery, there is a high risk of re-injury in ...

Here is a good way to tear your ACL: In a pickup basketball game, jump for a rebound and then land awkwardly on someone else’s foot. Or you might plant your leg for a quick cut playing soccer. You ...