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  1. Revision ACL Considerations

    Injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) occur relatively frequently, ... swelling. It has been estimated that there are over 100,000 ACL reconstructions performed each year in the United States, and this number ...

  2. ACL Injuries in Skeletally Immature Athletes

    ... and lay press, much has been written about athletic knee injuries in adults. Most of us have at least some familiarity with tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and how they affect the season, and sometimes the careers of professional, ...

  3. ACL Injuries: A Concern for Female Athletes

    ... in agonizing pain. Nationwide, girls experience serious knee injuries, such as ACL tears, at much higher rates than boys participating in the same sports. ...

  4. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries in Women

    The anterior cruciate ligament, commonly called the ACL, is a thick, elastic band of tissue that runs from the bottom of the femur ... the top of the tibia. It helps stabilize the knee joint. The ACL can become stretched or torn when the knee is twisted or hyperextended. For reasons that are not fully understood, ACL injuries are much more common in women than in men. ...

  5. Tips for Avoiding ACL Tears

    One of the most common knee injuries among athletes is a torn ACL. The anterior cruciate ligament is one of four major ligaments that provide ... movement of the knee joint, preventing hyperextension. ACL injuries tend to be common in sports that involve a sudden change in ...

  6. Soccer Injuries

    ... and adults on the field long term. Some common soccer injuries include: Sprains and strains of the lower extremities Cartilage and ACL tears Shin splints, patellar tendonitis, and Achilles tendonitis ...

  7. Common Knee Injuries

    The most common knee injuries are tearing of the ACL, MCL, PCL, and torn cartilage. Learn more about these injuries by clicking the link below. Link:  Learn More ...

  8. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

    ACL sprains and tears are among the most common knee injuries, particularly in athletes. To learn more on this, click the link ...

  9. Sports Medicine Doctor

    Sports injuries can sometimes be one-time traumatic events—such as when a player is ... while rushing to catch a ball. However, many sports-related injuries are less dramatic and the issue and pain progress with time, such as ... AC joint problem Anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL injury Biceps tendon injury Concussion Cubital tunnel ...

  10. Knee Doctor

    ... these issues, you may be suffering from one of the following injuries or conditions that can be treated with or without knee surgery by our ... caught in the joint Ligament and tendon tears (ACL, MCL, or PCL) Osteoarthritis Sprains or strains Tendon ...

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