As a dog owner, perhaps one of the hardest things is to see your furry friend in pain. Unfortunately, a tear or rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) just happens to be one of the most common ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A new approach to treating a common but potentially devastating injury is being tested right here in Rhode Island. Lifespan Orthopedics Institute is helping test a new way to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Each year, more than 400,000 ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries occur in active individuals and athletes in the United States. The injuries that are common in sports ...

ACL tears are common, with an estimated annual incidence of 68.6 per 100,000 person-years in the United States. Primary ACL repair has been explored in the past but fell out of favor due to its high ...

Correspondence to Dr Duncan E Meuffels, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands; d.meuffels{at}erasmusmc.nl Objective To assess whether initial ...