OT: Doctors Discover New Ligament in Human Knee.

[Chad_Thomas89]

http://http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131105081352.htm


Well, not exactly discovered but but I can't believe it took this long for doctors to look into it. Wonder how long before this discovery will be beneficial to NFL players? The article says several years to hone in on a technique to repair it but hopefully with more support, even sooner.

 

[Chad_Thomas89]

http://http://now.msn.com/new-knee-ligament-all-discovered-by-doctors-in-belgium?ocid=ansnow11


Here's another article on it.

 

[HeHateMe]

It is peculiar. i think its funny that doctors used to deliver babies without washing their hands, and that civil war flesh wounds were a death sentence. Modern ama docs still dont know shit about diet. Goes on and on...

 

[TishLover]

"Despite successful ACL repair surgery and rehabilitation, some patients with ACL-repaired knees continue to experience so-called “pivot shift,” or episodes where the knee “gives way” during activity."

maybe that's why Rose did not play last year and still not doing so well.

 

[Darkman]

This is a VERY BIG discovery, god bless the people who keep studying and discover new things everyday. Doctors have done millions of ACL surgeries (including on me) and have never noticed it before? Wow.

 

[nvanprooyen]

Maybe I'm missing something....but how did modern doctors not notice this before? Some French doctor in 1879 apparently knew about it, or at least suspected its existence.

 

[Chad_Thomas89]

Maybe I'm missing something....but how did modern doctors not notice this before? Some French doctor in 1879 apparently knew about it, or at least suspected its existence.

My take on it is they just now got around to researching the then hypothesis.

 

[Jester]

Good to know as I walk to work this morning.