The strength and stability of the knee joint depends on the strength and integrity of the ligaments that support the joint. When the ligaments are torn or damaged, most often due to excessive force during sports activity, the movement at the knee joint ...

Belgian surgeons' discovery of the purpose of a previously unknown knee ligament may be a game changer for injured athletes. The anterolateral ligament (ALL) could be the reason behind a common sports injury known as an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL ...

The procedure was conducted in a live surgery format and represented the maiden clinical implementation of artificial ligaments in knee ligament reconstruction in Indonesia. "The use of artificial ligaments is a new approach in treating knee ligament injuries,

Chiefs HC Andy Reid said that QB Patrick Mahomes avoided major damage to other ligaments in his knee and is set to have surgery to repair his torn ACL later this week, per Nate Taylor. Reid noted Mahomes is getting a second opinion with Dr.

The human knee has more components than previously thought. Two Belgian knee surgeons have discovered a previously unknown ligament located in the muscles and tendons of the human knee – a part they have named the anterolateral ligament (ALL). According ...

South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore appeared to suffer one of the worst leg injuries we’ve ever seen, and early reports suggest the injury was every bit as bad as it looked. Lattimore, a junior from Duncan, S.C., was injured on a second quarter ...

This week we are going to discuss the very important ligaments of the knee which provide stability and control of knee motion. First, the anterior cruciate ligament. The anterior cruciate ligament or ACL is a very important structural ligament of the knee ...

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a devastating injury that puts an athlete at high risk of ...

As Tiger Woods and Mariano Rivera can tell you, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears can prove to be a frequent and devastating injury among athletes, professional and amateur alike. These scientists were prompted to find the ligament after reading an ...