Risks of delaying ACL reconstruction in young athletes may be too high, study shows
Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
More and more children are participating and getting hurt playing sports each year. A new study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, (July 9-12) details the benefits and risks of repairing a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in young athletes under the age of 14.