If the tibia has more movement, or if the ligament is loose compared with the other knee, the anterior drawer test is considered to be positive — indicating an injury to the ACL.

The relationships of gender, age and training to the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury are pivotal to developing a comprehensive neuromuscular and proprioceptive training programme ...

One of the most common knee ligament injuries is to a ligament called the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). There are more than 200,000 of these a year. In half the cases, people need surgery to ...

Red Sox right-hander Hunter Dobbins has announced his season is over after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his ...

If you are a sports enthusiast, particularly a footballer or a gymnast, you're likely to have heard about an ACL injury. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is a ligament in the knee that ...

Background: Minimising the likelihood of injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during abrupt deceleration requires proper synchrony of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles. However, it is not ...

The dreaded torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) regularly makes headlines in women's football, but experts say there are prevention programmes that can cut the incidence rates in half or better.