Background The vertical drop jump (VDJ) test is widely used for clinical assessment of ACL injury risk, but it is not clear whether such assessments are valid. Aim To examine if sports medicine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Hollis G. Potter, MD, shared her pearls for the assessment of ...

There will be a cloud hanging over the highly anticipated Elite Eight matchup between the UConn Huskies and USC Trojans women's basketball teams on Monday because of how the Trojans will be without ...

The Kansas City Chiefs are going to finish the 2025 NFL season without the services of their star quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in the final minutes of the Chiefs' Week 15 ...

Female athletes have a higher risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than males. Combining exercises, such as strength, balance, and flexibility, in a preventive training program may help ...

If you’re a baseball fan, you’ve likely heard of Rhys Hoskins. Hoskins pounded 148 home runs in 667 games for the Philadelphia Phillies over six seasons. But he didn’t play a game last year after he ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery involves placing screws and staples to hold the knee in place. These screws may cause pain in the knee. In some cases, ACL surgery can fail. The ACL works to ...

Correspondence to Dr Duncan E Meuffels, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands; d.meuffels{at}erasmusmc.nl Objective To assess whether initial ...