A breakthrough could be coming in the way young people recover from surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee, a common sports injury.

Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kind of surgery often performed on athletes’ knees, may develop early-onset knee osteoarthritis. A new study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research indicates that altered ...

ACL surgery involves reconstructing an injured anterior cruciate ligament using a tendon graft that comes from either a deceased donor or the patient themself. The surgery is performed arthroscopically (with small incisions) by an orthopedic surgeon under ...

Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kind of surgery often performed on athletes' knees, may develop early-onset knee osteoarthritis. A new study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research indicates that altered ...

Q: My daughter is 14 and just injured her left knee playing soccer. She felt a pop and had severe pain. We obtained an MRI and the orthopedic surgeon said she tore her ACL and partially tore her MCL and LCL. She was put into a brace, which she will wear ...

Knee crepitus following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair is seen in up to half of cases, and can indicate ongoing structural abnormalities. Whether crepitus is predictive of increased risk for premature knee osteoarthritis (OA), however, is uncertain.