If you follow sports at all, then you've probably heard about athletes rupturing their ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament. It connects the femur to the tibia, and once it breaks, it's incapable of healing. Treatment most often involves reconstructing the ACL using grafts from the patellar tendon, which connects the patella (aka the kneecap) to the tibia – although this can present problems of its own. Now, scientists at Northwestern University in Illinois are creating a man-made replacement ACL, which could make treatment much more effective. .. Continue Reading Man-made ligament could replace ruptured ACLs
Section: Medical
Tags: Athlete, Healing, Northwestern University, Regenerative Medicine, Tendon, Treatment
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