HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Shriners Children’s Hawaii is the first hospital in the state to use the BEAR Implant for treating one of the most common knee injuries in the U.S. The innovative repair is for an ...

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of medical records concludes that delaying surgical treatment of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in some children is associated with a higher risk of ...

Physicians at Boston Children’s Hospital have announced the recent success of a new procedure for reconnecting ACLs, according to The New York Times. In order to assess safety, orthopedic surgeon ...

Designed to address an "epidemic" of knee injuries in younger skeletally immature athletes, the device was developed and adapted for use in this high-risk group of young athletes with the help of ...

“The TightRope® is the first ever fixation device for ACL repair that’s specifically been FDA approved for pediatric-aged children. Previously, we were using devices off-label for adults,” Guerra said ...

CHICAGO, March 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City presented today at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2022 ...

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 ...

A comparison of matched patient cases involving ACL repair with ACL reconstruction found that patients who undergo ACL repair have better outcomes than those who have ACL reconstruction, according to ...

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