It's every top athlete's worst nightmare: an anterior cruciate ligament injury. TU/e researcher Janne Spierings developed a new protocol for cruciate ligament grafts that should reduce complications.

If the knee joint is overstretched or twisted too much during sport, the cruciate ligament often tears. How is it treated and how long are you sidelined? What is the function of the cruciate ligament?

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the important ligaments that holds the knee in place, preventing the tibia from sliding forwards, anterior to the femur. It is therefore very commonly ...

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and Human Performance Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a ...

June 7, 2012 (San Francisco, California) — Girls can learn movements that might reduce damage to their anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL), researchers reported here at the American College of Sports ...

When Gabriel Jesus fell to the grass clutching his knee around 30 minutes into Arsenal’s FA Cup tie against Manchester United this month, it looked like the Brazilian’s night was over. But after the ...

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is one of the important stabilizing ligaments of the knee joint, connecting the femur to the tibia, and it keeps the tibia from moving back on the femur. Injuries ...

What Is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament? The anterior cruciate ligament is part of the connective tissue inside your knee joint on the front of your knee. The cruciate ligaments cross in an X pattern ...

Background Stiff landing is associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk, especially in young female athletes. As an alternative to a force platform, a tri-axial ...