Many elite college athletes return to play after ACL surgery

Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 00:33 in Health & Medicine

The majority of athletes included in a new study were able to return to play after having knee surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. "It's very clear from our data that the younger the elite athlete, the higher risk for reinjury," said the lead author of the study.

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