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  1. NBC News
    https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/knee-injury-acl-treatment-heal-surgery-rcna...

    Common knee injury may heal without surgery, new research finds …

    • ACL tears are one of the most common and debilitating knee injuries that can hobble both professional and amateur athletes.
      It’s long been thought that a torn ACL, or anterio… See more

    What is the ACL?

    Running diagonally in the middle of the knee, the ACL helps maintain rotational stability and prevents the shinbone (tibia) from slipping in front of the thigh bone (femur).… See more

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    Why bracing instead of surgery can help healing

    “This study could be a game changer,” said Dr. Lyle Micheli, an orthopedic surgeon at Boston Children’s Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School, who was not involved in … See more

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    Does knee surgery help arthritis?

    Dr. Maryam Saidy, a 40-year-old colorectal surgeon with Kaiser Permanente in California, wasn’t offered an alternative to surgery when she tore her ACL in 2008 during a re… See more

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    How surgery may help prevent future injury

    While some experts agree that not all torn ACLs require surgery, others aren’t convinced that bracing injured knees will lead to the long-term stability needed to prevent furt… See more

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    What is the ACL?
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    What is anterior cruciate ligament surgery?
     

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    Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization—under the De Novo premarket review pathway—for an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) implant, intended to serve as an alternative to ACL reconstruction to treat ACL tears.

    FDA Authorizes Marketing of New Impla…

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    ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an update to the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries, which replaces the previous version released in 2014.

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    Some 30 per cent of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears heal within two years without knee surgery. This finding challenges the long-standing assumption that these ligaments won’t mend themselves if ruptured, and letting the injuries heal without surgery could be an option for some people.

    Anterior cruciate ligaments: 30 per cent o…

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    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 usually treated with reconstructive surgery to replace the torn ligament.

    Knee brace may help torn anterior cruciat…

    www.newscientist.com/article/2378929-knee-brac…
    The more often a professional basketball player drives the ball toward the basket to score, the higher the risk of the dreaded knee injury known as an anterior cruciate ligament tear, according to a Stanford Medicine study.

    Researchers link NBA playing style to kne…

    med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/11/acl-tears …
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    Can anterior cruciate ligament ruptures heal without surgery?
    Cite this: One Third of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures Heal Naturally, But Long-Term Outcomes Remain Uncertain - Medscape - May 14, 2024. Evidence mounts that the anterior cruciate ligament may heal without surgery, but the long-term outcomes are only beginning to be evaluated.

    One Third of ACL Ruptures Heal Naturally; Outcomes Uncertain - Medsc…

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    What is the treatment for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury?

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    Anterior cruciate ligament injury is a condition in which the anterior cruciate ligament is either overstretched, partially torn or completely torn. The treatment includes oral medication to relieve pain and inflammation in mild cases and ACL repair in tears of anterior cruciate ligament.
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    What is anterior cruciate ligament surgery?
    The anterior cruciate ligament is a band of tissue that connects the thigh bone to the shin bone and is crucial for knee stability. Surgical reconstruction involves removing the damaged ligament and replacing it with a segment of tendon from another part of the knee or a deceased donor.

    Researchers link NBA playing style to knee injury | News Center | Stanfor…

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    What happens if you tear a cruciate ligament?
    When you tear your anterior cruciate ligament or ACL, it’s less about the pain in the moment, but more about the pain of knowing that surgery and a year-long recovery lie ahead. I know this because I’ve torn mine twice. Both times, the same knee. Both times, playing soccer.

    ACL injuries plague the Women’s World Cup. The solution for ... - CNN

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  4. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5790756/2024/09/...

    Rodri’s ACL injury: How does he recover and is workload to blame?

  5. ABC
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-28/…

    Study debunks longstanding medical myth that a torn …

    WEBApr 27, 2024 · Personal trainer Danyelle Anderson ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee during a kickboxing class. …

    • The University of Melbourne
      https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/…

      Ruptured ACLs can heal without surgery, study finds

      WEBNov 14, 2022 · A new study challenges the common notion that an ACL injury cannot heal and suggests that exercise-based rehabilitation may be key to better patient outcomes. The study analysed trial data and found …

    • New York Times
      https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3250885/2023/02/...

      What is an ACL injury and how long could it take Leah Williamson …

    • Medscape
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      One Third of ACL Ruptures Heal Naturally; Outcomes …

      WEBMay 14, 2024 · VIENNA — Nearly one third of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries appear to heal without surgery, according to an analysis of three-dimensional MRI data taken from the NACOX study,...

    • CNN
      https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/05/health/women-acl...

      ACL injuries plague the Women’s World Cup. The solution for

    • Mayo Clinic
      https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond…

      ACL injury - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

      WEBDec 1, 2022 · An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate (KROO-she-ate) ligament (ACL) — one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia).

    • Stanford Medicine
      https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2…

      Researchers link NBA playing style to knee injury

      WEBNov 5, 2021 · The more often a professional basketball player drives the ball toward the basket to score, the higher the risk of the dreaded knee injury known as an anterior cruciate ligament tear, according to a …

    • Medical Xpress
      https://medicalxpress.com/tags/anterior+cruciate+ligament

      Anterior Cruciate Ligament - latest research news and features