By the next morning, the worst had been confirmed: Cosmi had torn the ACL in his right knee. The Commanders had to survive so much on a Saturday night in Detroit. A Lions offense that scored the ...

For an open carpal-tunnel release, use a surgical marking pen to mark out the incision for the procedure. Mark the base of the distal skin crease in line with the middle of the fourth digit ...

Plantar fascia release, or plantar fasciotomy, is a type of outpatient foot surgery in which small incisions are made in the plantar fascia to relieve severe heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis. The ...

Meniscal allograft transplantation is no different ... Additionally, the patient who has an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee who has undergone medial meniscectomy may present ...

While an incision in the front of the neck (anterior approach ... Stabilization of the adjacent vertebrae Placement of a graft in the space that had been occupied by the disc Positioning of surgical ...

we almost always add an extra articular reconstruction (a graft on the side of the knee) to support the ACL reconstruction. These two steps—meniscus repair and lateral augmentation—have ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD ACL surgery involves reconstructing an injured anterior cruciate ligament using ...

Arthrosurface, Inc. recently introduced a new allograft talocalcaneal ligament for use in adult and teen patients who suffer from talocalcaneal instability, peritalar subluxation and other injuries ...

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Medically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four primary ligaments that ...