Two EvergreenHealth orthopedic surgeons are the first physicians in Washington state to perform anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair surgery using a new implant that allows the body to heal its own ...

ACL reconstruction surgery can help restore mobility and stability to the knee following a severe injury. These injuries include tearing and are more common in athletes. The anterior cruciate ligament ...

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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — ACL tears are one of the most common surgeries for an Orthopedic Surgeon to repair. A new approach, called the “bear” implant, will change the future of ACL surgeries and has ...

WATERLOO, Iowa. (KWWL) - Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Rafael Serrano, is the first Iowa surgeon to perform an innovative ACL surgery. Dr. Surrano said, "Historically, we have treated those injuries with ...

A study in BMC Anesthesiology finds combining anesthetic approaches in ACLr improves recovery and decreases complications.

More and more young people are tearing their ACLs, but an innovative procedure is now approved for use on the youngest patients. Dr. Mallika Marshall says this could become the surgery of choice for ...

In patients undergoing primary ACL reconstruction with a meniscal tear, partial meniscectomy may increase the risk for revision ACL surgery and conversion to total knee arthroplasty, according to ...

Sarah Stewart knows that patience is an important part of being an athlete, but this year has brought new ways to put that into practice. The 14-year-old Upstate resident is an honor student and a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 74-year-old male. I have exercised at the gym for over 35 years. I take 10 mg of a simvastatin once a day for high cholesterol. I also take metoprolol (50 mg in the morning and ...