Background Information as to how anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstructive surgery (ACLR) alter lower extremity biomechanics may improve rehabilitation and return to play guidelines, ...

Our objectives are to review the epidemiology of these injuries, as well as ACL biomechanics, anatomy, and nonsurgical and surgical management so that generalists as well as sports medicine ...

Women's ACL tissue is generally thinner, therefore tearing requires less force. When it comes to biomechanics, women usually land in an upright position, which results in straighter knees and less ...

1 Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 2 Melbourne School of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3 School ...

Their study covered 58 people and also included a control group of people who had not torn an ACL or had the reconstruction surgery. “Although gait biomechanics became more symmetrical in ...