Background The vertical drop jump (VDJ) test is widely used for clinical assessment of ACL injury risk, but it is not clear whether such assessments are valid. Aim To examine if sports medicine ...

Background Identifying individuals with a high risk for ACL injury is important for injury prevention. Current screening methods exist but rely on expensive and time consuming biomechanical analysis, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Hollis G. Potter, MD, shared her pearls for the assessment of ...

Female athletes have a higher risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than males. Combining exercises, such as strength, balance, and flexibility, in a preventive training program may help ...

Specialists at the McGill University Health Centre have developed a free smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to predict whether users are susceptible to one of the most dreaded of sports ...

If you’re a baseball fan, you’ve likely heard of Rhys Hoskins. Hoskins pounded 148 home runs in 667 games for the Philadelphia Phillies over six seasons. But he didn’t play a game last year after he ...

There will be a cloud hanging over the highly anticipated Elite Eight matchup between the UConn Huskies and USC Trojans women's basketball teams on Monday because of how the Trojans will be without ...

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Miach Orthopaedics, Inc., a privately held company dedicated to developing bio-engineered surgical implants for connective tissue repair, today announced that the ...

Lindsey Vonn aims to compete in the Olympics despite a torn ACL, raising concerns about further injury risks in high-speed skiing, according to experts.