Guides covering patellar fractures, tibial plateau fractures, and other knee bone injuries.
Do you know how many people walk around with a torn meniscus without knowing they have a tear? 💥About 5% of young people and up to 67% of older people have asymptomatic (non-painful) meniscus tears! 💥 How is that possible? Depending on the type of injury and how it is treated, the symptoms of…
It is usually normal for your knee to feel numb and tingly after ACL surgery. This is because some small nerves are cut during the surgical procedure. Don’t worry, we’re not talking about the really important nerves that allow you to bend and straighten your knee, but the nerves that allow you to feel things…
The two most common areas where a surgeon can take a graft to replace your ACL are the patellar tendon and the hamstring tendon. If this is new information to you, please refer to our previous blog on where the most common areas for an ACL graft are. Also keep in mind that the patellar…
New research enriches our understanding of bone function and provides insight into maintaining its quality and strength. This bulletin delves into three new studies that point the way to the future of bone health. First we’ll look at a report on the genetics of bone loss. Scientists have identified a protein that plays an important…
Previous posts have discussed the importance of ACL prehab, the goals you should aim for in prehab, and different types of exercises you can expect in a quality ACL prehab program. This message will dive one step further and reveal the exact exercises used in the Accelerate ACL prehab protocol. Please note that within…
