Background: A rare and devastating complication following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) revision reconstruction is femoral fracture.    Case presentation: A 35-year old male soccer player with a history of ACL tear from the previous year ago, who underwent arthroscopic ACL reconstruction and functioned well until another similar injury caused ACL re-rupture. Revision of ACL reconstruction w...

Diagnosing ligament injuries using MRI scans is a labor-intensive task that requires an expert. In this paper, we propose fully recurrent neural network (RNN) for detecting Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears scans. The proposed localizes the ACL and classifies it into several categories: tear, normal healthy. Existing detection methods use deep learning networks based on single sections, in...

Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries account for 3% to 23% of knee injuries. In a trauma setting, they are responsible for up to 40% of all knee ligamentous injures. However, because they are often asymptomatic, PCL injuries are underdiagnosed. In a review of 19,530 athletic injuries occurring over a 10-year period, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occurred 31 times more often th...

BACKGROUND It has been recently reported that human anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptured tissue contains abundant vascular stem cells that contribute to tendon-bone healing in an immunodeficient rat model of ACL reconstruction. HYPOTHESIS Autologous ruptured ACL tissue has an effect on the maturation of bone-tendon integration in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. STUDY DESIGN ...

BACKGROUND Injury to the lateral capsular tissues of the knee may accompany rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). A distinct lateral structure, the anterolateral ligament, has been identified, and reconstruction strategies for this tissue in combination with ACL reconstruction have been proposed. However, the biomechanical function of the anterolateral ligament is not well understood...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries most commonly occur during sports that involve sudden stops and changes in direction, such as basketball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Depending on the severity of the ACL injury, treatment may include surgery to replace the torn ligament followed by rehabilitation exercises to help the patient regain strength and stability. However, controversy exis...

When faced with a clinical suspicion of knee ligament injury, MRI nowadays has a central role in the diagnostic strategy. In particular, it is essential for assessing the cruciate ligaments and any associated meniscal tears. The objective of this review is to present the various direct and indirect MRI signs of tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and then describe the lesions associ...

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is frequently performed to restore knee stability and function following ACL injury. Female sex is known to predispose to ACL injury; however, it remains unclear whether female sex predisposes to poor outcomes following ACL reconstruction. We hypothesized that male and female patients exhibit no differences in (1) graft failure risk, (...

What are the most common causes of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in athletes? The most common causes for ACL injury in athletes are noncontact, twisting injuries that involved a pivoting motion. For example, in sports such as soccer, athletes frequently perform motions that plant and twist the lower extremities, putting those who play soccer at one of the highest likelihoods of ACL in...