Knee Needs
ACL and MCL injuries common in athletes Britta Alpen was playing in a soccer game for the University of Missouri at Kansas City when she tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in her left knee. “I was trying to beat the other girl to the ball, and she hit my right foot that was in the […]
Growing Pains
Teenage girls are prime targets for ligament injuries By Nancy Maes Julissa Campos was playing soccer at Chicago’s Holy Trinity High School when she heard a sound like the snap of a rubber band. “When I pivoted, my upper body turned but my lower body didn’t, so something in my knee tore,” she recalls. “I […]
