For years, it was believed that a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament — the band of dense connective tissue inside the knee that runs from the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone ...

A preclinical study by HSS investigators found that earlier anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction led to lower ...

Background: Individuals who sustain a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are at an increased risk for developing early-onset knee osteoarthritis (OA). The mechanism behind the early onset ...

After a knee injury, such as an ACL tear or rupture, immune cells travel to lymph nodes, where they interact with other cells that support and regulate inflammatory responses in the joint.

Objective: To identify preoperative predictive factors for knee function two years after reconstructive surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The main hypothesis was that preoperative ...