Two EvergreenHealth orthopedic surgeons are the first physicians in Washington state to perform anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair surgery using a new implant that allows the body to heal its own ...

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 ...

Nick Chubb reportedly avoided a full tear of his ACL on the play that ended his season, but his knee apparently still needs a lot of work. The Cleveland Browns running back underwent successful left ...

Sarah Stewart knows that patience is an important part of being an athlete, but this year has brought new ways to put that into practice. The 14-year-old Upstate resident is an honor student and a ...

One awkward landing, sudden pivot, or change of direction can be enough to tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)—one of t ...

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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 is bad news, but a new procedure can help with reconstruction. CONTRIBUTED A torn ACL is bad news, but a new procedure can help with reconstruction. CONTRIBUTED One awkward landing or hard ...

A new procedure to help repair a torn ACL is getting young women back to the sports they love.Dr. Mark Slabaugh, an orthopedic surgeon at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, said there is only a 4% ...

It will likely be sometime in the middle of winter before Jimmy Butler gets back on an NBA court, but he’s confident that ...

A comparison of matched patient cases involving ACL repair with ACL reconstruction found that patients who undergo ACL repair have better outcomes than those who have ACL reconstruction, according to ...