Choosing the best replacement ligament for surgery is one key to ACL reconstruction success. A new study found that with a failure rate of almost 24 percent, the use of cadaver replacement ...

Knee ligament injuries can strike at any time and be utterly devastating to an athlete’s career. A former Harvard wide receiver–turned–orthopedic surgeon is dedicated to finding new ways to ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a replacement ligament from a cadaver may have a high failure rate of 24% in younger patients under 40 years of age, according to a US study.

July 11 -- THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Using replacement ligaments from cadavers for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) may have a failure rate as high as 24 percent ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a replacement ligament from a cadaver has a high failure rate in young, active adults, according to a study reported Thursday at the American ...