In soccer one of the most common knee injuries is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, which usually occurs through non-contact mechanisms. Female soccer players are at higher risk of sustaining ...

Background Not all ACL injuries are preventable. The epidemiology of non-contact ACL injuries is not known. Objective To estimate the incidence and proportion of non-contact to total ACL injuries by ...

“So when someone tears their ACL, typically it is a non-contact, pivoting type of event that causes injury to the knee,” said Dr. Geoffrey Doner, an orthopedic surgeon with Colorado Orthopedic ...

A direct blow to the outside of the knee can also cause a tear. Athletes most commonly at risk for non-contact ACL injuries include skiers, soccer players, and basketball players, while football ...

The star WNBA rookie suffered a torn left ACL in Tuesday’s game at Connecticut ... Brink fell to the floor in a non-contact play while driving against Sun center Brionna Jones in the first ...

Cameron Brink, the Los Angeles Sparks forward, is recovering from a torn ACL and meniscus sustained in June. While she has ...

Carolina Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks suffered a non-contact injury in the ... to determine the severity of the injury. Those tests revealed a torn ACL, and Brooks' season is over.

Diggs suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season. Diggs injured his knee running a route in the third quarter against Kenny Moore. It was a non-contact injury after he ...

Just a few weeks after returning from a torn ACL, touted Seattle Mariners outfield prospect Jonny Farmelo was dealt another injury setback.

Three weeks into his return from an ACL tear, Jonathon Brooks injured ... to the turf and limped toward the sideline with a non-contact knee injury in Sunday's 22-16 defeat against the ...