GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) -A Greenville surgeon has become the first at ECU Health to perform an innovative surgery that helps the body heal from a torn ACL. ECU Health has announced that Dr ...

Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot will miss the remainder of the season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Enter the BEAR® Implant — a device designed to bridge the torn ends of the ACL using a minimally invasive procedure. This implant does not require an additional surgical site. Instead ...

It’s called bridge-enhanced ACL repair (BEAR). Unlike standard ACL surgery, BEAR helps the torn ACL heal itself so it doesn’t need to be replaced. Doctors insert a special tiny sponge into ...

The company’s BEAR implant, which gained de novo approval ... amount of a patient’s blood and attached between the torn ends ...

(Photo: Business Wire) The first disruptive technology in ACL tear treatment in more than 30 years, the BEAR Implant enables a torn ACL to heal and restores the natural function of the knee.

The BEAR Implant is the first disruptive technology in ACL tear treatment in more than 30 years. The implant enables a torn ACL to heal and restores the natural function of the knee. It is a ...

ATHLETES OF ALL AGES ARE ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH ACL TEARS. MORE THAN 400,000 ACL INJURIES OCCUR EVERY YEAR IN THE U.S., AND ACTIVE PEOPLE AND ATHLETES. SO DOCTORS AT UNMC HAVE STARTED A NEW FORM OF ...

It's apparently going to be some time before linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez returns to action. Lions head coach Dan Campbell ...

Known as BEAR, or bridge-enhanced ACL restoration, the collagen implant helps a patient’s body heal the torn ligament and dissolves eight weeks later. It was approved by the Food and Drug ...