]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/acl Blog Articles Tagged with 'acl' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/complete-running-network/921317?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a particularly common knee injury that affects 100,000 to 200,000 people each year in the United States. It is the same injury that Tiger Woods struggled with when he won the US Open Golf Championship in 200... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/complete-running-network/921317?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:56:16 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/complete-running-network/923206?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a particularly common knee injury that affects 100,000 to 200,000 people each year in the United States. It is the same injury that Tiger Woods struggled with when he won the US Open Golf Championship in 200... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/complete-running-network/923206?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:56:16 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/920838?rsstype=tag&tag=acl New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady recently underwent repair of his anterior cruciate ligament at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. His doctor was Neal S. ElAttrache, who's renowned orthopedic surgeon and former team physici... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/920838?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:02:38 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/mh-today/917095?rsstype=tag&tag=acl The same knee injury may yield different roads to recovery for the quarterback and his former coachBy: Abby Lerner Tom Brady and his former coach, Charlie Weis, are more likely toreunite in a recovery room than on the football field. Both thePatr... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/mh-today/917095?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/915946?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Although, we have all known for a long time that men are from Mars and women from Venus, the scientific community is just figuring out that we're different. It is not just men and women who are different exercisewise, it is true for boys and girls, t... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/915946?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/915677?rsstype=tag&tag=acl You may or may not be a football fan, but chances are high you've heard of Tom Brady, the boyfriend of supermodel Gisele Bundchen. In his first game of the season, Brady, the quarterback for the New England Patriots, limped off the field, and folks a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/915677?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/913943?rsstype=tag&tag=acl By Dr. Sanjay GuptaCNN Chief Medical CorrespondentEvery year in the United States, there are around 200,000 ACL injuries a year. As you might guess, they are most common in soccer, football and basketball. So, when you heard about Tiger Woods golf in... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/913943?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:40:27 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/915024?rsstype=tag&tag=acl By Dr. Sanjay GuptaCNN Chief Medical CorrespondentEvery year in the United States, there are around 200,000 ACL injuries a year. As you might guess, they are most common in soccer, football and basketball. So, when you heard about Tiger Woods golf in... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/915024?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:40:27 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/teen-health-411/912964?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Thank you Daniel Goldberg at Medical Humanities Blog for hosting Grand Rounds 4.47 this week and including a post about ACL injuries from Teen Health 411.This week was very diverse and the posts were interesting to read. I liked the personal statemen... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/teen-health-411/912964?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:49:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/teen-health-411/912520?rsstype=tag&tag=acl I am learning a huge amount about sports and injuries this summer while working with the teen writers for the We're Talking Teen Health site at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. I am by no means an expert in sports, but I think parents and teens need... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/teen-health-411/912520?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:37:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/behind-the-headlines/912180?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Researchers have determined that girls rupture their ACLs 5 times more often than do boys, even when competing in the same sports soccer, basketball, and volleyball.... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/behind-the-headlines/912180?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:40:30 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/training-room/914464?rsstype=tag&tag=acl When you have a torn ACL, the unstable trick knee can get into other troubles. You are more prone to cartilage tears and also joint surface injuries that can lead to arthritis.... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/training-room/914464?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:29:25 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/898436?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Apparently our healthcare system is not ready for the incoming surge of Baby Boomers. The Associated Press reports:The Institute of Medicine report found there are only about 7,100 doctors certified in geriatrics in the United States, 1 for every... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/898436?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:30:53 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/889868?rsstype=tag&tag=acl VIDEO EXPLAINING THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT AND THE KNEE AND A VIDEO ABOUT HOW THEY DO ARTHROSCOPIC KNEE SURGERYHere you can see videos that explain the relation of the anterior cruciate ligament to the knee as well as video explaining how they d... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/889868?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:42:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/889848?rsstype=tag&tag=acl ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT TEAR KNEE INJURY THAT IS INCREASING IN CHILDREN AND WOMEN ALSO SEEM TO GET MORE ACL KNEE INJURIESThe knee is a complicated joint. There are knee ligaments as well as knee menisici. The ligaments are bands that help to stabi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/889848?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:37:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/884715?rsstype=tag&tag=acl The next time you blow out your ACL, you may be surprised to learn that the surgeon won't be using titanium screws, but rather bovine metatarsals. The most valuable parts of its cows are the inedible parts: pituitary glands, bones, heart muscles and... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/884715?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:28:16 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-razavis-good-to-know-info/875099?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Dr. Anthony Luke, Director of UCSF Primary Care Sports Medicine, has been kind enough to share some of his expertise with us. He has agreed to join us for regular blogs on common sports related medical questions with a focus on prevention of injuries... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-razavis-good-to-know-info/875099?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:27:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/872742?rsstype=tag&tag=acl The Foot Blog News-November 2007Diabetic foot care in Africa: Getting back to basicsA recent article in the International Wound Journal highlights the challenges faced in Africa as diabetes has grown to epidemic proportions. There is now a serious la... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/872742?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:50:23 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/871042?rsstype=tag&tag=acl A recent press release by the AAOS and the Journal of the American Academay of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) suggests that more women suffer from the affects of osteoarthritis and are more likely to get the disease in the knee. Mary I. O Connor, ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/871042?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:23:47 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/happy-feet/868165?rsstype=tag&tag=acl I have seen the ads for quite a while now. Many of the magazines to which I subscribe have had full-page ads about the line of Spenco insoles made for women. In 2006, it was Spenco for Her and as the ad went, offered cushioning and total support wi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/happy-feet/868165?rsstype=tag&tag=acl Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:36:40 -0400