The 20th century saw a tremendous change in the understanding and treatment of injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the meniscus. Interestingly, a consensus on many of the fundamental ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways ACL surgery involves reconstructing the torn ligament using a ...

July 18, 2012 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Patients who underwent multiple anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgeries were able to regain basic function, according to findings presented here ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CALGARY — Continuous femoral nerve block may provide sustained pain relief after ACL reconstruction without ...

Introduction Long-term individual prognosis and risk factors for quality of life and disability following ACL reconstruction remain unknown. To determine 10 year predictors of knee function after ...

1 Department of Orthopaedics, Norwegian research centre for Active Rehabilitation (NAR), Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway 2 Department of Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet ...

Most patients who underwent surgery to repair and rebuild an anterior cruciate ligament tear showed significant improvement in physical function at two years, which continued for at least six years ...

When your ACL is healthy, it serves to hold your knee bones together and it also aids in the stability of your knee and if it is injured, you may have difficulty placing pressure on your knee, walking ...