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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Erik Poulsen, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense 5230, Denmark; epoulsen{at}health.sdu.dk Objective To estimate knee ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Kansas City Chiefs are going to finish the 2025 NFL season without the services of their star quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in the final minutes of the Chiefs' Week 15 ...

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 ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery involves placing screws and staples to hold the knee in place. These screws may cause pain in the knee. In some cases, ACL surgery can fail. The ACL works to ...