ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries are a big problem, especially for athletes who jump, pivot, and change direction quickly. Female athletes are more likely to suffer from ACL injuries.

Joel Embiid underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Wednesday, the Sixers announced. The team said Embiid’s surgery was performed by Jonathan L. Glashow at NYU Langone Sports ...

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TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and uninjured contralateral knees, the patella articulates higher on the femoral trochlea due ...

The glutes are a group of muscles in the buttocks that affect the movement of the knee. The glute bridge is a great exercise that targets your glutes but also involves other muscles of the leg.

Orthopedic surgeons perform almost 700,000 knee replacements in the United States each year, and the procedure has a high success rate in alleviating pain and restoring an active lifestyle. It’s not ...

ORLANDO, Fla. –– The Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets meet Wednesday night in the Kia Center at 7 p.m. ET, concluding this year's season series between the inter-conference foes. It's Orlando ...

Cole Anthony: Available (left big toe strain) Jalen Suggs: Out (left knee trochlea cartiage injury) Moe Wagner: Out (torn left ACL) Mac McClung: Out (G League) Ethan Thompson: Out (G League ...

A 40-year study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers has found that active young adults who underwent total knee replacement were unlikely to require knee replacement revision in ...

With a good look at these images, one gets a sense of how far lateral the patella is in extension and how far the patella must go to engage the femoral trochlea by 20° knee flexion. One can ...

When you feel your knee is giving out, meaning that suddenly the knee feels unstable, it is usually due to a ligament injury. A ligament is a short, tough band of tissue that connects two bones. In ...