ACL Injury and Recovery in Professional Snowboarders
My experience taking care of well over 1,000 ACL injuries indicates that snowboarding is pretty safe for you, at least as far as ACL tears go.
AI Chatbot Model Generating Reports on ACL Tears
An AI chatbot called MedVisGPT can help diagnose ACL tears using knee x-rays, then produce detailed medical reports.
Study Using an Animal Model Examines Microtrauma Role in ACL Injuries
This Penn State study is amazing, suggesting that playing sports causes significant microtrauma to our ACLs and that potentially sets us up for an ACL injury.
Skier with ACL Tear and Meniscus Tear
Today I’m sharing a story from Caroline Silver, who had an ACL tear and a meniscus tear. This injury happened while skiing and I got her back to sport quickly.
Clinical Reproducibility and Reliability of Lever Sign Test for Acute ACL Tear
I thought this study was interesting. Partly because I have never heard of the Lever Sign but more importantly it points out how hard it is to diagnose an ACL tear if you aren’t specially trained in Sports Medicine.
Similar Revision, Reoperation Rates for Quadriceps Grafts Vs. Patellar, Hamstring Grafts
The 40 year plus search for the best way to reconstruct the ACL continues as new studies show that quadriceps grafts are no better than the alternatives. I was just down in New Orleans at the Arthroscopy Association of North America and I listened to the paper. Using the Kaiser Medical database, which has a […]
Lower Donor Site Morbidity With Hamstring and Quadriceps Tendon Autograft
Congratulations to Kyle Kunze for publishing this important paper. This systematic review looked at the ACL surgery, specifically which tendon is harvested to reconstruct the ligament.
Patellofemoral Joint Loading, Early Osteoarthritis after ACL Reconstruction
For young adults, lower patellofemoral joint (PFJ) loading is associated with an increased likelihood of early PFJ osteoarthritis at one year after ACL reconstruct