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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Patient-reported outcomes were favorable at 2 years for ACL reconstruction done with a modified ...

SAN DIEGO, CA - Patients receiving anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee reconstruction with a hamstring tendon graft rather than a knee tendon graft were less likely to suffer from pain and mobility ...

ACL reconstruction surgery can help restore mobility and stability to the knee following a severe injury. These injuries include tearing and are more common in athletes. The anterior cruciate ligament ...

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ATHLETES OF ALL AGES ARE ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH ACL TEARS. MORE THAN 400,000 ACL INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN THE U.S., AND ACTIVE PEOPLE AND ATHLETES. SO DOCTORS AT UNMC HAVE STARTED A NEW FORM OF ACL ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who had a bridge-enhanced ACL repair technique showed similar patient-report outcomes with no infection ...

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 ...