When the ACL is injured it can cause pain, swelling and a feeling of the knee 'giving way', making it difficult to bear ...

Soft tissue injuries can cause problems, especially for serious athletes. Damage to a ligament can mean pain, swelling, and a long recovery. Severe injuries to ligaments like the ulnar collateral ...

A uterosacral ligament suspension surgery is a type of surgical procedure, generally, that’s done after a hysterectomy — a surgical procedure to remove the uterus. The goal of this surgical procedure ...

The ACL is behind the kneecap (patella) and is in front of the PCL. It's the second strongest ligament in the knee and stabilises the joint, connecting the thigh bone (femur) and the leg bone (tibia).

We often hear about ligament tears in pro-athletes, such as a torn ACL. Most recently the Green Bay Packers lost wide receiver, Jared Abbrederis, due to a torn ACL. Some common ligament tears include: ...

Lena Oberdorf (second from left) has suffered her second cruciate ligament tear in her right knee in 15 monthsSven Beyrich/SPP/IMAGO Lena Oberdorf posted a black-and-white picture of herself on ...

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 ...

Replacing damaged knee ligaments with lab-grown tissues is the aim of research by Keith Baar, a newly arrived assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, ...

The procedure was conducted in a live surgery format and represented the maiden clinical implementation of artificial ...

Germany player Lena Oberdorf will be out of action for months after suffering another cruciate ligament tear. How is this injury treated, and why does it affect women more often?Lena Oberdorf posted a ...