Simple, Accurate In-Office Tool Predicts Athletes at High-risk for ACL Injury
Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 13:28
in Health & Medicine
Previously, determining athletes at high-risk for ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries required expensive and complex laboratory-based motion analysis systems, such as those used in creating video games. But a new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine`s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting, offers physicians a low-cost, in-office, tool to help identify athletes at increased risk.