http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Until a child's bones have fully matured (in girls, typically by age 14; in boys, age 16), an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)—the primary, stabilizing ligament of the knee joint—requires special consideration, treatment and care to ensure appropriate healing and to prevent long-term complications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-children-acl-injuries-require-special.html Surgery Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:47:49 EST news279384457 Roughly a quarter of recreational skiers who tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while hitting the slopes can be successfully treated without surgery, according to a new study. The study, conducted by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, appears online ahead of print in the journal Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-skiers-successfully-surgery-acl.html Surgery Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:29:11 EST news279372535 A new study demonstrates the superiority of a specific technique to perform anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in children. In recent years, the number of ACL surgeries in pediatric athletes has skyrocketed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-acl-reconstruction-technique-outcomes-pediatric.html Surgery Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:11:26 EST news261371465 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-surgery-irreparable-meniscus-children-acl.html Surgery Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:39:17 EST news250774742