Episode 9: Surge in ACL Injuries Play Healthy KC

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of things, and one of those might be an uptick in ACL injuries among adolescent athletes. We talked with pediatric orthopedic surgeon Dr. Donna Pacicca from the Children's Mercy Sports Medicine Center about this trend, as well as treatments and medical developments in ACL injuries. The conversation provided great insights into ACL injuries in male and female athletes, as well as a terrific description on what the ACL is and does in the knee.