Genetic analysis of the bacteria causing surgical site infections revealed that many were already present on the patient's skin. Ruben Bonilla Gonzalo/Moment via Getty Images Our newly published research in Science Translational Medicine adds to the ...

AMBLER, Pa. (WPVI) -- We often hear about pro athletes with ACL injuries. But non-athletes suffer these knee injuries, too, as a young mother from Ambler, Pa., shared with 6abc. Cristine Pagan makes a point of being active with her three children.

People who rupture their ACL have a 8.2 fold greater risk of knee osteoarthritis within 11 years. A new study finds evidence that the less weight and force people put on their injured knee after surgery the more likely they will develop arthritis in their ...

An increasing number of young people are tearing their ACLs, and an innovative procedure is now approved for use on the youngest patients. To repair an ACL, surgeons typically borrow tissue from another part of the body, like a hamstring or quadriceps ...