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 ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the important ligaments that holds the knee in place, preventing the tibia from sliding forwards, anterior to the femur. It is therefore very ...

Most everyone has heard of an anterior cruciate ligament injury of the knee. This is a year-ending injury for football players, skiers and athletes as they recover from likely surgical reconstruction.

The ligament has been torn into two pieces and the joint is unstable. Most anterior cruciate ligament injuries are complete tears. Tears or sprains can happen during any activity that requires you to: ...

Cameron McInnes is expected to miss the remainder of this NRL season and a significant portion of the next one after scans ...

Chelsea are weighing up their options to address a defensive gap after centre back Levi Colwill suffered an anterior cruciate ...

Credit: Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics (2024). DOI: 10.1002/jeo2.12012 Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have increased in recent decades among children.

Hellas Verona will be without Slovakia international Tomas Suslov for around six months after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.A statement from the club confirmed that he sustained ...

Chelsea defender Levi Colwill faces a long spell out of action after undergoing surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament ...

Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera will likely miss the rest of the Premier League season after scans confirmed an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee. The Colombia ...

Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in international competitors of Olympic sports have not yet been well investigated. Objective To determine ACL injury rates among international ...