Knee brace may help torn anterior cruciate ligaments heal themselves

The vast majority of torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) can heal themselves with the help of a specialised knee brace, a small study has found.

A ruptured ACL is a common sports injury that is usually treated with reconstructive surgery to replace the torn ligament. Last year, Stephanie Filbay at the University of Melbourne in Australia and her colleagues found that about 30 per cent of people who opted to defer surgery and …