ACL Injuries Becoming More Common in Kids

Orthopedic specialists say the number of injuries to Anterior Cruciate Ligaments (ACL), knee ligaments,  is on the rise affecting several thousand children and young adolescents each year. And girls are much more likely than boys to have the injury.

In adults, the most effective treatment for this injury is surgery, but this treatment is riskier for youngsters who haven’t stopped growing because it involves drilling into and possibly damaging the growth plate.

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