Risks of delaying ACL reconstruction in young athletes may be to...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Sat, 07/11/2009 - 22:00

(American Orthopaedic Society for Sports 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 Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colo., details the benefits and risks of repairing a torn anterior cruciate ligament in young athletes under the age of 14.


 

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