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Youth ACL Repairs on The Rise
It's time to prepare your facility for the growing trend.
C. David Geier, MD
HIGH VOLUME ACL reconstruction is one of the most common operations in sports medicine, with approximately 100,000 patients undergoing the procedure each year.More and more young athletes are suffering anterior cruciate ligament tears, a devastating injury from which it can take up to a year to recover. The ultimate cause for this increase is unclear, but one thing's for certain: It's time to get ready for a steady stream of highly competitive kids who want to return to action soon after feeling — and hearing — their knees pop on local fields, courts and rinks.
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