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NEWS ABOUT: ligament

ligament stories: 2 news summaries
OPINION

 Inspire Us, Tiger 


Feb 27, 09 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Ignore the nonstop gloom and doom of economic news to consider a wonderful thing: Tiger Woods is playing golf again. Woods has been rehabbing his left knee since just after his gutsy 2008 US Open win settled forever the question of whether a golfer could be called an “athlete,... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • surgery • Gene Robinson • US Open • knee injury • ligament • economy • US Open Golf

Major Knee Injuries Soar for Child Athletes

Increasingly arduous world of kid sports taking toll

Feb 18, 08 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - The number of serious knee injuries that doctors once saw only in adults is skyrocketing among children as kid sports become increasingly demanding, reports the New York Times. Injuries such as a torn ACL—the major ligament that stabilizes the knee—require surgery that poses particular risks to children who... More »

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sports • children • soccer • sports injuries • torn ACL • knee • knee injury • ligament

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