Grade 1. Mild damage to the ACL. Your ligament may be slightly stretched, but it still keeps your knee joint stable. Grade 2. A rare injury where your ACL is stretched and partially torn. Grade 3.

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is an injury to the ligament in your knee that keeps your shinbone from sliding forward. The ACL stabilizes your knee, so tearing it either partially or ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears represent more than 50% of knee injuries and affect more than 200,000 people in the United States each year, with direct and indirect costs greater than $7 ...

Anterior cruciate ligament surgery is performed with the help of an instrument called an arthroscope. An arthroscope is a small metallic tube with a camera and a light source at its end.

Your doctor or therapist uses the anterior drawer test to check your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, for an injury. This is one of the common assessments used in knee injuries.

The tear of the anterior cruciate ligament is one of the most common sports injuries. In young, agile patients, current German and United States guidelines recommend surgical reconstruction of the ...

Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar is set to have surgery after tearing both his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee, his club Al-Hilal have confirmed. The 31-year-old ...

Why do so many play on after damaging anterior cruciate ligaments? An expert explains By Geoff Scott and Sarah Shephard Jan. 29, 2025Updated Feb. 3, 2025 ...