CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) — Tearing your ACL is one of the most severe injuries an athlete can face in competition. If you tear your ACL, doctors will normally take a tendon from somewhere else in your body ...
A torn ACL may feel like a season ender, but the right care can get you confidently back in the game. Discover how expert treatment and advanced research guide athletes safely through recovery.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament tears of the knee commonly occur in skiing and other cutting and pivoting sports. Historically, patients who suffer an ACL tear end up having ACL reconstruction surgery to ...
After a long road back from injury, a Detroit Lions linebacker has shared a health update following a 12-month ACL recovery.
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 ...
Results presented here showed patients older than 50 years of age experienced favorable outcomes, satisfaction rates, return to activity level and low failure rates after ACL reconstruction.“In some ...
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — It’s a phrase most athletes never want to hear: ACL reconstruction. However, New Mexico just had its first operation for a new procedure that could mean better success and recovery ...
Most athletes try to avoid dwelling on serious injuries — especially ones that could lead to surgery, long recovery times and uncertain returns to peak performance. Dr. Tomas Pevny, a 30-year Roaring ...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - You hear about it happening to a lot of athletes. Most recently to Nebraska wide receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda. He tore his ACL and is out for the season. “Unfortunately, it’s ...
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 ...
VirtaMed has developed a virtual reality simulation for ACL reconstruction. This new orthopedic training module for knee arthroscopy will be available for the VirtaMed ArthroS™ simulator, and the ...