ALLMedicine™ Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Center

Mar 19th, 2023 - Improper body mechanics during landing is a typical risk factor of anterior cruciate ligament injury. Drop landing test is used to evaluate landing mechanics by observing not only successful trials but also failed trials. Leaning of the trunk, whi...

Mar 10th, 2023 - Disruption of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is associated with significant biomechanical and neuromuscular changes including deficits in joint proprioception. While previous studies have assessed joint position sense (JPS) in ACL deficient ...

Mar 3rd, 2023 - Dynamic valgus knee occurs in sports that involve jumps and landing such as soccer and pose an increased risk for anterior cruciate ligament injury. Visual estimation is biased by the athlete's body type, the experience of the evaluator and the mo...

Feb 28th, 2023 - Currently, most patients with an anterior cruciate ligament injury undergo surgery. There is a general belief that surgical reconstruction is necessary to safely return to sports and to prevent early knee osteoarthritis or additional meniscus inju...

Feb 26th, 2023 - Fear is a significant factor affecting successful return to sport following an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. However, there is a lack of understanding of the emotional drivers of fear and how fear beliefs are formed. This study qualitat...

Jun 30th, 2016 - The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has developed the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) document Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Evidence-based information, in conjunction with the clinical expertise of physicians, was used...

Feb 28th, 2023 - Currently, most patients with an anterior cruciate ligament injury undergo surgery. There is a general belief that surgical reconstruction is necessary to safely return to sports and to prevent early knee osteoarthritis or additional meniscus inju...

Jan 4th, 2023 - Background: Despite surgical reconstruction and rehabilitation, individuals after a primary anterior cruciate ligament injury have a significantly increased risk of relapse. The mechanisms for this increased risk may go beyond mere physiological a...

Oct 18th, 2022 - Background: Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) reconstruction is so far the gold standard for the treatment of ACL ruptures, but this technique still suffers from problems of tendon-bone healing, bone tunnel enlargement, bone resorption,...

Aug 29th, 2022 - This is a longitudinal, prospective, cohort study. The reporting will adhere to the STROBE guidelines. Approximately 100 patients 12 months (range 10 - 16 months) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) will be recruited from Skåne ...

Jul 27th, 2022 - Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most common knee ligament injuries, causing joint instability and impairments. Besides being challenging, this type of injury greatly affects the athlete's passion and wellbeing, and it is as...

Dec 20th, 2022 - Nearly one-fifth of U.S. military officers with a history of traumatic knee injury had developed osteoarthritis (OA) visible on x-rays -- before age 30 in most cases, researchers found. In a prospectively followed cohort of some 6,500 cadets at th...

Dec 17th, 2018 - ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RISK POTENTIAL IN SOCCER PLAYERS If a comprehensive neuromotor rehabilitation program is to be used effectively with soccer athletes, then the first priority is to define how the players should move, so that they can dem.

Dec 17th, 2018 - ABSTRACT Soccer players recovering from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have better options for treatment today than they did 25 years ago. Surgical techniques have improved, and rehabilitation protocols have evolved considerably.

Jul 29th, 2018 - SAN DIEGO – Fatigue increases anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in adolescent athletes, results from a field-based drop-jump study demonstrate. Doug Brunk/MDedge News Dr.

Nov 24th, 2014 - Anterior dislocations (in which the humeral head is displaced anteriorly in relation to the glenoid) account for as many as 95%-98% of shoulder dislocations. The reason is that the muscular and ligamentous support anterior to the humeral head is m...