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 ...

The FDA recently granted 510(k) clearance for updated labeling of a bridge-enhanced anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) restoration (BEAR®) implant to include reduced risk for radiographically confirmed ...

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 ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, combined ACL and grade 3 medial collateral ligament injuries were primarily treated with big, open surgical procedures.“It was terrible,” Andy Williams, MBBS, FRCS(Ortho), ...

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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% ...

PROVIDENCE — Kathleen Fagnant knows more than she ever wanted to about a torn anterior cruciate ligament, more commonly known as a torn ACL. She has experienced this injury to the tissue that connects ...

An innovative procedure that explores the use of amnion, bone marrow concentrate and suture tape in ACL reconstruction may result in earlier return to play protocols for athletes, suggests a new study ...

Per the Golden State Warriors, forward Jimmy Butler will finally get surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL ...

Click here to read the Cover Story, “’Be sensible’ in treatment of ACL-MCL injuries.”Early in my career, I treated grade 3 MCL injuries in conjunction with ACL tears with early surgery and suture ...

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 ...