Mariano Rivera Tears his ACL: Coach Girardi and Alex Rodriguez watched as Mariano’s knee simply twisted as he ran over the transition of the warning track and the grass near the outfield fence in Kansas City, MO last night. Their worst fears were confirmed last night when an MRI revealed that Mariano Rivera had torn… Read More
Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament – ACL – Tears
Injuries to the ACL or Anterior Cruciate Ligament are becoming more and more common. The ACL is composed of two pieces, or bundles — so it is possible to suffer only a partial ACL tear, as opposed to a complete ACL rupture. Let’s learn more! What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament The the anterior… Read More
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears: To Reconstruct or Not… and if so, When? Adults vs. Peds
From the LA TImes… Tearing the anterior cruciate ligament — better known as the ACL — sometimes results in early surgery, sometimes in later surgery and sometimes in no surgery. But which scenario has the best outcome? Two studies released this week seem to contradict each other. One study found that for children younger than… Read More
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