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Background The most commonly used graft in ACL-reconstructions is harvested from the semitendinosus muscle (ST) which causes atrophy and reduced muscle strength in the hamstrings. As the ST serves as ...

People with anterior cruciate ligament injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in the affected leg--with muscle atrophy remaining a big problem even after ACL reconstruction and physical ...

Knee injuries are a part of sporting life in the mountains. Over the next few weekends, the Summit Daily sports section will print weekly articles about ACL/MCL injury, surgery, rehab, recovery and ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- "I like to play soccer, basketball, I like to run a lot," says young Matthew Lefkowitz. Like most eleven-year-olds, Matthew was super active, until the day he tore his ACL ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 16, 2022, 3:30 p.m.) — A comparison of matched patient cases involving ACL repair with ACL reconstruction found that patients who undergo ACL repair have better outcomes ...

While these tears were historically overlooked injuries, newer research in adults suggests that unrepaired medial meniscal ramp lesions can lead to persistent knee instability and failure of the ACL ...

ACL injuries hit us especially hard before we're 20 years old and after we turn 40. But there is some good news. Now there's a program designed to prevent ACL injuries for all ages. You name it, Kay ...

A third of people who undergo ACL reconstruction surgery will have osteoarthritis in their injured knee within 10 years. Within two decades, nearly 50 percent will -- terrible odds for getting a ...