Most everyone has heard of an anterior cruciate ligament injury of the knee. This is a year-ending injury for football players, skiers and athletes as they recover from likely surgical reconstruction.

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 ...

Virgil van Dijk has spoken out for the first time since he sustained a potential season-ending injury in Saturday's ...

The ligament has been torn into two pieces and the joint is unstable. Most anterior cruciate ligament injuries are complete tears. Tears or sprains can happen during any activity that requires you to: ...

Juventus defender Gleison Bremer has shared his opinion on teammates Dusan Vlahovic and Douglas Luiz, who have both been ...

Credit: Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics (2024). DOI: 10.1002/jeo2.12012 Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have increased in recent decades among children.

Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera will likely miss the rest of the Premier League season after scans confirmed an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee. The Colombia ...

Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in international competitors of Olympic sports have not yet been well investigated. Objective To determine ACL injury rates among international ...

Rico Henry has suffered a suspected anterior cruciate ligament injury and is now set for a “prolonged period of recovery”. Henry went down awkwardly in the 39th minute of Brentford ’s 1-0 ...

Background Although high prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries (ACL) in judokas has been reported, there has been very little research concerning events preceding the injury. Objective To ...