On June 7, Chicago Sky veteran Courtney Vandersloot was driving to the basket, hoping to score against the Indiana Fever. But before she could take a shot, she fell to the ground, crying out in pain ...

ACL tears are one of the most common and debilitating knee injuries that can hobble both professional and amateur athletes. It's long been thought that a torn ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, has ...

Many high school athletes who tear their ACL never perform again at the same level, if they even return to the sport, the National ACL Injury Coalition says. And once injured, they carry a heightened ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sofia Tepichin was about 30 minutes into her club soccer team practice in October when she spotted a fast-approaching defender. She tapped the ball away and hopped over the ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. The number of young, female athletes injuring their ACLs has begun to feel “like an epidemic,” ...

ACL tears are one of the most common injuries for athletes and often they undergo surgery to reconstruct the ligament. However, a new study suggests a non-operative treatment could be an effective ...

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is one of the most immobilising injuries a person can sustain. The knee injury is usually caused by awkward movement in a fast-paced game, such as football or ...

Researchers have long known that women are far more likely to tear their ACLs. While precise estimates vary depending on the age group and population, they likely have about three to four times the ...