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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
2 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3 Department of Physiotherapy, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, ...
1 Department of Orthopaedics, Norwegian research centre for Active Rehabilitation (NAR), Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway 2 Department of Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet ...
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ACL Surgery: Overview

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four primary ligaments that provides stability to the knee joint. If the ACL is torn, surgery may be needed to restore knee function. ACL surgery (also ...
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 ...