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anterior cruciate ligament injury
(redirected from Torn ACL)

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anterior cruciate ligament injury
Sports medicine An injury most common in sports characterized by abrupt changes of direction–eg, football, skiing, tennis, soccer Clinical Swelling, tenderness of knee Management ACL reconstruction via arthroscopy


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Hostetler is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair the torn ACL as soon as the MCL heals.
The risk of inducing a growth disturbance with early reconstruction of a torn ACL must be balanced against the risk of further knee damage by delaying treatment until closer to skeletal maturity," said study author Dr.
Gibbons said junior Tayana Carper had surgery Monday for her torn ACL and the procedure went well.
 
 
 
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