The list of reasons you shouldn't smoke has gotten longer. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are reporting that smoking interferes with ligament healing. Studying ...
CHAPEL HILL - A new class of non-aspirin pain medicine now widely prescribed for arthritis symptoms may impair ligament healing associated with sprains, according to laboratory findings at the ...
A. There are four main ligaments that maintain stability of the knee. The MCL and LCL are important for side-to-side stability. These ligaments, when torn, have a good micro circulation and can ...
Objective Investigate MRI evidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) healing, patient-reported outcomes and knee laxity in patients with acute ACL rupture managed non-surgically with the Cross ...
The procedure was conducted in a live surgery format and represented the maiden clinical implementation of artificial ...
Objectives Evaluate the natural course of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) healing on MRI within 5 years of acute ACL rupture and compare 2-year and 5-year outcomes based on healing status and ...
The vast majority of torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) can heal themselves with the help of a specialised knee brace, a small study has found. A ruptured ACL is a common sports injury that is ...
The big news in the baseball world this past week was the injury to Angels' two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani. He's done pitching for the season and many assume he'll have Tommy John surgery to repair ...
Top biomedical engineering researcher develops synthetic scaffolds for tendon and ligament regeneration. Previous synthetic tendon grafts have led to poor outcomes and implant rejection. Australia has ...
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes' knee injury is more complex than the initial reporting may have suggested, and one ...
Dear Doctors: I twisted my ankle playing soccer, and the coach said it’s sprained. I got it taped and sat out for a few days. It felt better, so I asked to play, but he said no, it still needed time ...