With the ACL graft in position, the graft must be solidly fixed in its new home. One common way to do this is to use a screw ...

A NEW PROCEDURE TO HELP REPAIR AN ACL TEAR IS GETTING YOUNG WOMEN BACK TO THE SPORTS THEY LOVE. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR MARK SLABAUGH JOINS US NOW WITH MORE INFORMATION. GOOD MORNING.

Taking screws from the lab bench to the surgical theatre requires a polymer specialist who can manufacture at scale at medical-grade quality. Despite ACL tears being a common injury, the few grams ...