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LONDON, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, announces an exciting new product designed for the growing number of surgeons who use the anatomic technique for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair. As the company's shortest ever continuous loop suture, the new ENDOBUTTON(TM) CL 10 mm fixation device addresses the challenges associated with the shorter femoral tunnels used in this method. While the 10 mm CL...
"ACL injury is now treated at The Center for Regenerative Medicine," Dr. A.J. Farshchian MD announced earlier today. (PRWEB) August 27, 2012 "ACL injury is now treated at The Center for Regenerative Medicine," Dr. A.J. Farshchian MD announced earlier today. "ACL injury is one of the most common problems involving the knee joint and Sports injuries; Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (also called the ACL) is one of four ligaments that...
KORT Physical Therapists work with patients to prevent painful ACL injuries. “Done for the season.” These are words every athlete fears. Anterior Cruciate Ligament or ACL injuries are among the most painful season ending injuries in sport. The best way to prevent this season ending, potentially career ending injury is through education and ACL injury prevention training. Lexington, KY (PRWEB) August 03, 2012 “Done for the season.” These are words every athlete fears. Anterior...
Army researchers made a surprising discovery while examining the impact of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear (a common knee injury), on four serum biomarkers associated with cartilage health. The researchers found that pre-injury concentrations for all but one of the four serum biomarkers studied were associated with the subsequent likelihood of ACL injury. The findings were presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). "We...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Men and women are different in their own ways. The dress, the style, the demeanor, there are a number of factors. The differences have even trickled down to the number of bodily injuries. In particular, researchers recently revealed that men have a greater number of knee ligament injuries than women, according to a Swedish study. The research differs from past studies that have proposed that women have a greater chance of having...
"ACL injury is now treated at the center for Regenerative Medicine," Dr. A.J. Farshchian MD announced earlier today. Miami, FL (PRWEB) June 09, 2012 "ACL injury is now treated at The Center for Regenerative Medicine." Dr. A.J. Farshchian MD announced earlier today. "ACL injury is one of the most common problems involving the knee joint and Sports injuries; Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (also called the ACL) is one of four ligaments that are...
SAN ANTONIO, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aperion Biologics, Inc. announced that it has completed patient enrollment and implantation in the Company's clinical trial of its Z-Lig(TM) Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR) Device for the treatment of ligament injuries of the knee. The prospective, randomized and blinded multicenter study commenced in January 2011 in both Europe and South Africa to provide safety and performance data in the reconstruction of patients' knees...
For children aged 14 and under, delaying reconstructive surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries may raise their risk of further injury, according to a new study by pediatric orthopaedic surgeons. If surgery occurs later than 12 weeks after the injury, the injury may even be irreparable. "Treating ACL injuries in these children is controversial, because they are still growing and the surgery has a small risk of causing a growth disturbance," said study leader J. Todd Lawrence,...
PHILADELPHIA, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --For children aged 14 and under, delaying reconstructive surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries may raise their risk of further injury, according to a new study by pediatric orthopaedic surgeons. If surgery occurs later than 12 weeks after the injury, the injury may be even be irreparable. "Treating ACL injuries in these children is controversial, because they are still growing and the surgery has a small...
Combination of factors cause ACL to rupture Landing from a jump can cause a non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. But evidence presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society 2012 Annual Meeting demonstrates that the injury mechanism that causes that ACL injury involves a combination of factors rather than a single factor as some have claimed. Many hold the view that an athlete ruptures the ACL via a single plane motion -- the tibia moving forward due to a large quadriceps...
