NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — It’s a phrase most athletes never want to hear: ACL reconstruction. However, New Mexico just had its first operation for a new procedure that could mean better success and recovery ...

A Montana snowboarder has returned to the slopes in six months after a revolutionary BEAR implant ACL surgery cut the typical recovery time in half.

A new procedure to help repair a torn ACL is getting young women back to the sports they love.Dr. Mark Slabaugh, an orthopedic surgeon at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, said there is only a 4% ...

More and more young people are tearing their ACLs, but an innovative procedure is now approved for use on the youngest patients. Dr. Mallika Marshall says this could become the surgery of choice for ...

Most athletes try to avoid dwelling on serious injuries — especially ones that could lead to surgery, long recovery times and uncertain returns to peak performance. Dr. Tomas Pevny, a 30-year Roaring ...

EVEN IF YOU'D rather watch sports than play them, you probably know that the anterior cruciate ligament—a half-inch-wide ribbon of collagen fibers connecting your thigh and shinbones—is the china vase ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- An ACL tear is one of the most common knee injuries, especially in a state full of skiers. But now, there's a different option to repair and preserve it. Skiing is a ...