CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) — Tearing your ACL is one of the most severe injuries an athlete can face in competition. If you tear your ACL, doctors will normally take a tendon from somewhere else in your body to replace it. A new procedure avoids that, allowing ...

ACL surgery is minimally invasive and can reduce pain, improve joint mechanics and stability, and prevent further injury. Recovering from ACL surgery may take up to a year. Share on Pinterest praetorianphoto/Getty Images An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL ...

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Sports injuries, and especially torn ACLs, are happening all too often, but a new surgery offered in the Metro hopes to give patients better and faster results. The surgery is called the BEAR or Bridge Enhanced ACL Repair (or ...

When the ACL is injured it can cause pain, swelling and a feeling of the knee 'giving way', making it difficult to bear weight or participate in activities - particularly sport. Scenarios that commonly lead to ACL injuries in football include rapid directional changes and landing after heading the ball.

Two EvergreenHealth orthopedic surgeons are the first physicians in Washington state to perform anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair surgery using a new implant that allows the body to heal its own torn ACL, EvergreenHealth said in a media release on ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins will undergo surgery to repair a torn left ACL on Thursday. The Phillies say Hoskins' surgery will be performed by Dr. Steve Singleton in Fort Worth, Texas. Hoskins tore his left ACL last week in a ...