Anterior cruciate ligament surgery is common among some athletes who tear the knee ligament during sports such as soccer or basketball. But when it comes to grafting a new tendon, which is better, one ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCCO) – Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison was admitted to a Washington D.C. hospital Wednesday morning after falling and tearing a knee ligament during a gym workout, according to ...

A vibrating device could make workouts feel easier—helping people push harder without feeling the strain so badly.

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of ...

A torn meniscus, the cartilage in the knee, is a common sports injury, and unfortunately it doesn’t heal well. But researchers in Japan have now identified a hormone that helps repair the cartilage ...

Your knee is a complex piece of equipment: Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and muscles meet at or help to form the knee, and any of these could be involved in knee pain. "There are a number of ...

The knee is one of the most important joints. It enables you to walk, squat, and climb steps. A knee sprain can seriously affect your quality of life by making these everyday movements difficult and ...

Knee strains involve a tendon or muscle tear around the knee. Symptoms can include cramping, spasms, swelling, and bruising. A knee strain can happen due to twisting, overuse of the muscle, or an ...

Common causes of pain above your knee include quadricep or hamstring tendonitis, arthritis, and knee bursitis. Your knee is the largest joint in your body, formed where your femur and tibia meet.

Knee conditions or injuries can cause pain in different parts of the knee. The location of pain can help determine which knee condition a person has. People may have pain above, below, behind, or at ...

Merete Juhl Koenig, The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark; merete.koenig{at}frh.regionh.dk Background Anterior knee tendon problems are ...