Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients undergoing ACL reconstruction, a multimodal nonopioid pain protocol effectively lowered VAS pain ...

To facilitate healing, keep your knee bent to 30 to 90 degrees as much as possible, so the ends of the ligament have a better ...

In a bold move to combat the opioid crisis and advance surgical recovery, the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine team at Penn ...

DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare’s orthopedics and sports medicine team has created an opioid avoidance protocol for ACL reconstruction that cut opioid use by more than 80% and left 40% of ...

A new study has found a novel, non-surgical method that is very effective at healing a common sporting injury, rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament or ACL. The method could be a way to help ...

An important stabilizer in the knee, the ACL is estimated to have between 100,000 and 200,000 injuries annually throughout the United States. Deficiency of the ACL often causes instability and can ...

Dear Doctors: I twisted my knee snowboarding. I thought it was just a sprain, but it turns out I have a partial tear in my ACL. My doctor says I need surgery. If I just wait and am very careful, won’t ...

An innovative procedure that explores the use of amnion, bone marrow concentrate and suture tape in ACL reconstruction may result in earlier return to play protocols for athletes, suggests a new study ...

Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers is sidelined for the season with a torn ACL and partially torn meniscus. While a ...

Background The most current follow-up treatments after ACL injuries are time-oriented. The decision-making procedures for return-to-sport are not uniform. The ACL rehabilitation approaches comply ...

SKANEATELES — Dr. Marc Pietropaoli said 21st century medicine’s great breakthroughs will be a result of new, cutting edge biologic treatments. Pietropaoli, the founder, president and CEO of Victory ...

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients often face bone and muscle loss immediately following the procedure. Researchers note that combining blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy with ...