Can the ACL Actually Heal Without Surgery? - #AMR387

About this episode

This episode discusses the potential for ACL tears to heal without surgery through the emerging Cross-Bracing Protocol, examining its benefits and drawbacks.

Wouldn't it be amazing if an ACL tear can heal on its own without surgery? For sure, and there have been recent discussions about the Cross-Bracing Protocol and its impact on these injuries. But is this too good to be true? In this episode, we discuss the emerging cross-bracing protocol for non-operative ACL treatment, exploring its potential benefits and drawbacks. There is some skepticism about the protocol's effectiveness, but we discuss the importance of patient selection and quality of l...

People in this episode

Host: Mike Reinold

Topics covered

• ACL tear
• non-operative treatment
• Cross-Bracing Protocol
• patient selection
• skepticism

Keywords

• ACL
• Cross-Bracing Protocol
• non-operative treatment
• injury healing
• patient selection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cross-Bracing Protocol, ACL

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