There are better news in the medical field than Covid-19. From the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) we learned that among the 8 medical advances in medicine there’s a new, natural therapy for ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) tear. Between 100,000 and 200,000 ACLs occur yearly in the U.S.
“In December 2020, the FDA approved a simpler, more natural method: the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration (BEAR).
“We basically stimulate the ACL to heal itself,” says Martha Murray, MD, orthopedic surgeon-in-chief at Boston Children’s Hospital and BEAR’s creator.
The approach involves placing a protein-based sponge, prepared with some of the patient’s own blood, between the torn ACL ends. Murray explains that the blood promotes the connection of the two ACL pieces to the sponge and, ultimately, to each other.”
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Before that, the best option was surgery – “removing the ruptured ACL, harvesting a graft from the shin or elsewhere, sewing that tissue into the knee, and hoping both surgical sites heal well.” –AAMC