Diagnosing ligament injuries using MRI scans is a labor-intensive task that requires an expert. In this paper, we propose fully recurrent neural network (RNN) for detecting Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears scans. The proposed localizes the ACL and classifies it into several categories: tear, normal healthy. Existing detection methods use deep learning networks based on single sections, in...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is one of the most common procedures in sports medicine. Several areas of controversy exist in ACL tear management which have engaged surgeons and researchers in debates towards identifying an ideal approach for these patients.This instructional review discusses the principles of ACL reconstruction in an attempt to provide guidelines and initiate ...

Direct anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair has been described with different suture techniques after acute ACL injury, but these procedures showed high failure rates. Recent studies, however, led to a better understanding of the biology of primary ACL healing. This article describes a novel technique combining the "healing response technique" with primary anatomic double-bundle ACL reinsert...

Treatment of the torn ACL is of great interest in the human sports medicine world. Over 400,000 patients are estimated to get an ACL tear each year in the US. ACL injuries in humans are of great interest not only because of their large numbers, but also because of the significant disability that accompanies these injuries – the short term disability of pain and loss of knee function, and the lo...

INTRODUCTION Double-bundle (DB) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is becoming increasingly common. However, no definitive data on the superiority of DB reconstruction have been shown when compared with single-bundle (SB) ACL reconstruction. SOURCES OF DATA We performed a comprehensive search of PubMed, Medline, Cochrane, CINAHL and Embase databases using various combinations of ...

BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) has been established as the gold standard for treatment of complete ruptures of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in active, symptomatic individuals. In contrast, treatment of partial tears of the ACL remains controversial. Biologically augmented ACL-repair techniques are expanding in an attempt to regenerate and improve healing and...

INTRODUCTION Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is the most common surgically treated ligament injury. Many efforts have been taken to reconstruct it as anatomically as possible to restore knee stability and, possibly, prevent knee osteoarthritis. SOURCES OF DATA A literature search was performed using the isolated or combined keywords 'ACL augmentation remnant', 'ACL reconstruction and...

Introduction Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is a common knee injury, and is a risk factor of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA) [1]. The disease is frequently associated with bone marrow edema-like (BMEL) lesions which exhibit as an area of high signal intensity in T2-weighted, fat-saturated fast spin echo MR images. BMEL is also commonly seen in OA and has been associated with disease p...