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 ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL ... can suffer injuries that lead to bruising and swelling, wherein a complete tear necessitates surgical intervention. Partial tears can be managed by applying ...

Whenever possible, that is, if the tear is in the red zone, meniscal repair should be attempted. It has been proved beyond doubt that resection of meniscus leads to arthritis in the long term. Partial ...

Unlike typical ACL injuries, which are usually traumatic ... A controlled clinical trial compared partial and complete resection of the ACL in patients with mucoid degeneration.

The aim of this study was to compare histological muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon. Methods Muscle biopsies of nine partially torn and 15 fully ...

Each year, over 250,000 individuals in the United States will suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, according to the Center for Disease Control. For competitive or recreational athletes, ...