"Once an ACL tear has been discovered, you would work with a surgeon and physical therapist to determine if surgery is necessary, and, if so, what that recovery will look like," says Schroeder.

Virgil van Dijk, who ruptured his ACL in October 2020, ultimately rediscovered his top form, as did Shearer, while Spanish midfielder Xavi, who injured his ACL in 2005, went on to win 17 more ...

Theories about why women are more likely than men to tear this ligament vary. Some research has focused on the mechanics of how women athletes train and what role, if any, the size of the ACL and ...

But MRI results in February showed she had torn her ACL, one of four ligaments that holds the knee together. It attaches to the top of the shinbone (tibia) to the bottom of the thighbone (femur ...

Explaining Rodri’s serious ACL and meniscus injuries and why Manchester City aren’t rushing his return By Jordan Campbell June 24, 2025Updated June 25, 2025 27 ...

There’s a clear link between ACL injuries and osteoarthritis, and new research suggests it has to do with how much force and weight people put on their affected knee post surgery. This reduced ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Christina Allen, the chief of Yale Sports Medicine and an ACL surgery specialist, about the reasons women tend to have more ACL injuries than men.

An increasing number of young people are tearing their ACLs, and an innovative procedure is now approved for use on the youngest patients. To repair an ACL, surgeons typically borrow tissue from ...

As the World Cup kicks off, many of the big names in women's soccer are notably absent from the international competition because of knee injuries, specifically ACL tears. It’s part of what some ...