An improved understanding of the anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in recent years has generated a renewed interest in the evaluation of surgical techniques to repair the knee ligament.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the important ligaments that holds the knee in place, preventing the tibia from sliding forwards, anterior to the femur. It is therefore very commonly ...

Comparing images of the knees in people who did and didn't have previous injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament suggests that people who tore their ACLs are more likely to have a smaller ligament ...

Objective: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common ligament injury in the United States. These injuries can be career ending for athletes and severely disabling for all ...

Some 30 per cent of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears heal within two years without knee surgery. This finding challenges the long-standing assumption that these ligaments won’t mend themselves ...

What Is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament? The anterior cruciate ligament is part of the connective tissue inside your knee joint on the front of your knee. The cruciate ligaments cross in an X pattern ...

While the metatarsal only entered the public psyche when David Beckham broke his in 2002, all Liverpool fans can think about today is Anterior Cruciate Ligaments. Two injuries in two days have robbed ...

In their article, the authors state that to their knowledge there are no published professional guidelines for the management of ACL tears. In fact, such a guideline was published in the United ...

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear can cause pain, swelling, and an unstable knee. Ignoring it may lead to further knee injury. ACL tears often happen during jumping, quick pivots, sudden speed ...

Liverpool's Florent Sinama-Pongolle is the latest high profile sports star to suffer from a cruciate knee injury. It results in a lengthy period on the sidelines, but why is it so serious? The Academy ...