Risks of delaying ACL reconstruction in young athletes may be too high, ... If the decision was made to delay treatment, patients were instructed to wear a custom ACL brace.

Risks Of Delaying Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction In Young Athletes May Be Too High, Study Shows Date: July 12, 2009 Source: American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine ...

A London-based start-up estimates it can prevent 80 per cent of ACL injuries with an AI-programmed knee brace. The technology uses airbags to protect the knee when it detects movement that could ...

Undisplaced fracture can be healed by using a brace to keep the knee immobile. Researchers analyzed the records of 69 patients, 14 years of age and younger who had undergone ACL reconstruction ...

An ACL (anterior cruciate ligament – the main ligament through the centre of the knee which keeps the joint stable) injury used to be viewed as the dreaded curse for footballers, as a return to ...

Knee bracing during rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction is not necessary or beneficial, but some new modalities may be useful adjuncts to range-of-motion, strengthening, and functional exercises.

This past winter, I saw a large number of ACL tears. Anatomic ACL reconstruction surgery of the knee has been shown to improve knee kinematics, slow the progression of osteoarthritis in the knee and ...

Using a 3D scan of Rožkova’s lower back, Baltic3D, a Stratasys Latvian reseller, designed and 3D printed a back brace customized specifically to her middle spine, overcoming the discomfort and ...