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2. Torn ACLs may heal with therapy instead of surgery, though ...

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   Knee injury doctors have long thought that a torn ACL required surgery to fix. New research suggests a non-surgical treatment may be as effective. Torn ACLs may heal with therapy instead of ...

3. Anterior cruciate ligament injury - Wikipedia

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   An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. [1] The most common injury is a complete tear. [ 1 ] Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during injury, instability of the knee, and joint swelling . [ 1 ]

4. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   ACL injuries can be categorized into groups- contact and non-contact based on the nature of the injury [6] Contact injuries occur when a person or object come into contact with the knee causing the ligament to tear. However, non-contact tears typically occur during the following movements: decelerating, cutting, or landing from a jump.

5. Anterior cruciate ligament - Wikipedia

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   Most ACL tears are a result of a non-contact mechanism such as a sudden change in a direction causing the knee to rotate inward. As the knee rotates inward, additional strain is placed on the ACL, since the femur and tibia, which are the two bones that articulate together forming the knee joint, move in opposite directions, causing the ACL to tear.

6. ACL injuries are more common in women — experts are still ...

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   While there are ways to prevent ACL injuries, these injury prevention programs are not widely instituted, says Pearle. "50 to 80% of ACL injuries are preventable with neuromuscular training, or ...

7. Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke believed to have played ...

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   Rourke will undergo ACL revision surgery on Wednesday, per his agent. If playing through a re-torn ACL was not enough, Rourke also played through a thumb injury as well. Read On The Fox News App