Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

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Bare ACL grafts for a stronger knee

It's every top athlete's worst nightmare: an anterior cruciate ligament injury. TU/e researcher Janne Spierings developed a new protocol for cruciate ligament grafts that should reduce complications. On Monday June 23, she ...

Jun 24, 2025

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Adding electrical brain stimulation to ACL reconstruction recovery therapy

Electrical brain stimulation could be the key to getting athletes back on track following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown.

Jan 7, 2025

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Femoral nerve block cuts opioid use in ACL reconstruction

For patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, a femoral nerve block (FNB) is associated with a lower incidence of excessive opioid consumption than adductor canal block (ACB), according to a study ...

Apr 8, 2024

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Trends and outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament injury treatments in children

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have increased in recent decades among children. Because re-injuries after ACL reconstruction are higher in children compared with adults, anterolateral augmentation procedures may ...

Mar 6, 2024

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