ACL Surgery Trends, 2007 to 2014
In a population-based epidemiological study published in the July 6, 2016 Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Tibor et …
JBJS Editor’s Choice—How Important Is the Knee’s ALL?
I think it’s safe to say that the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most-studied anatomic structure in the musculoskeletal …
What’s New in Sports Medicine
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
Promising Phase 1 Results from ACL “Bridge” Repair
Last week, The Boston Globe reported that Martha Murray, MD, an orthopaedist at Boston Children’s Hospital, had announced results from …
JBJS/JOSPT Webinar: Injured ACLs—To Operate or Not
Whether and when to surgically treat injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) remain difficult questions for patients, doctors, and
Time to Rethink Rehab Protocol after Anatomic ACL Reconstruction?
The rate of graft failure following anatomic ACL reconstruction has been reported to be as high as 13%, nearly double …
JBJS Case Connections: Overcoming Growth-Plate Disturbances
In an ideal world, nothing would interfere with long-bone growth plates in kids and adolescents. But physes are the weakest …
ACL Self-Repair Moving Toward Reality
Attempts by orthopaedists to repair torn human ACLs have failed for the most part, so surgeons now rely almost exclusively …
JBJS Classics: ACL Graft Strength and Stiffness
Each month during the coming year, OrthoBuzz will bring you a current commentary on a “classic” article from The Journal …