March 23, 2016
Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) Technique
Exciting news regarding Martha Murray’s Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) technique which is currently in phase 1 of a clinical trial: All 10 experimental patients are progressing with new tissue growth, which is the goal of this non-invasive technique. Watch the video below from Boston Children’s Hospital highlighting a patient’s successful recovery three months after surgery, and read more about the patient’s experience.
TOPICS
Study News
- Our Approach to TBI & Neurodegenerative Disease
- Osteoarthritis and Former NFL Players
- For Former NFL Players, Football Before Age 12 Not Linked to Worse Health Later in Life: Study
- Playing Football At Younger Ages Not Linked With Poor Health Outcomes
- Offensive and Defensive Strategies for Men’s Health Webinar – September 26, 2023
- Examining Race Trends in the NFL: Diversity, but not Inclusion
- Research Spotlight: New Research Suggests PET Test for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Has Limited Value
- Unexpected Finding: In-Person Assessment Study of Former NFL Players Leads to Treatable Neurological Condition
- Football Players Health Study Enters Next Phase
- Concussions and Cognitive Performance
- Our Gratitude to James D. (Jim) McFarland: 1947-2020
- After the Game Is Over
- Research Huddle Podcast: The Brain Health Study
- Meet the Doc – Ross Zafonte, DO
- Moving forward: Minimally-Invasive ACL Repair
- Building a Better Knee Brace for NFL Players
- Advancing Research on Potential Treatment for TBI
- Preliminary Results Infographic: Exercise and Weight Gain
- In-Person Assessments: Visits to Boston Hospitals for Testing, Scans, and Other Evaluations
- Epidemiology: Study of Patterns within a Population
- Targeted Studies: Prevention, Diagnostics, and Interventions Developed by Researchers, and Innovative Approaches to Testing Players Remotely
- Preliminary Results Infographic: Positions, Conditions, and Quality of Life
- More Preliminary Results from the First Health Questionnaire
- Preliminary Results from the First Health Questionnaire
- Researchers at the University of Houston Law Center and Harvard Law School Address Legal Issues in Evaluating NFL Player Health and Performance
- Innovation Challenge – Chronic Pain
- Innovation Challenge – Sleep Apnea
- Job Posting: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) Technique
- Harvard Launches ResearchKit App to Support Football Player Health
- Our Gratitude to Willie Richardson: 1939-2016
- A Visit with Former Players: Pre-Super Bowl 50 Trip
- Talks@12: Tackling Football Injuries
- Milestone: Over 2,570 Former Players Participate in our Study
- Widening the Field
Press Releases
- NFL Spouses and Partners Face High Levels of Caregiver Burden, Anxiety, and Depression
- Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believe They Have CTE
- Study of Former NFL Players Reveals Racial Disparities in Chronic Pain
- Case report: Former Football Player’s Cognitive Symptoms Improved after Study Revealed Alternative Diagnosis and Treatment
- For Former Football Players, Concussion and Hypertension Go Hand in Hand, New Study Shows
- Do Former Football Players Age Faster?
- Study Points to Health Disparities Among Former NFL Players
- Inappropriate Diagnoses
- Number of Years in NFL, Certain Positions Portend Greater Risk for Cognitive, Mental Health Problems in Former Players
- Concussions Linked to Erectile Dysfunction in Former NFL Players
- Can Relationships and Personal Networks Impact the Health of Former Pro Football Players?
- Study Hints at Elevated Cardiac Risk Among Former Football Players with ACL Tears
- Listening to NFL Players: On Mental Health
- New Article Examines the Possibility of Applying Workplace Safety Rules to the NFL
- Harvard Report Compares NFL’s Health Policies and Practices to Those of Other Professional Sports Leagues
- Recommendations to Improve NFL Player Health
- Scientists Develop Antibody to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury and Prevent Long-Term Neurodegeneration
Media Coverage
- ‘They Were All Young’
- What to Know About the Brain Disease CTE
- Assessing Football Players’ Health Beyond Neurodegenerative Disease
- Research Identifies ‘Paradox of Integration’ in NFL
- Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
- Black Former NFL Players More Burdened by Chronic Pain Than White Counterparts, Study Finds
- Racial Differences in Chronic Pain Among Football Players
- NFL Players Age Faster Than the Rest of Us. Harvard is Researching What Can Be Done.
- Football Concussions have a Devastating Sexual Health Outcome
- Podcast: Ricardo Lockette’s mission with Harvard Football Players Health Study
- For NFL Players, Career Length, Role Affect Future Health Risks: Study
- Ex-NFL Players Six Times More Likely Than the General Public to Report Cognitive Problems, Study Finds
- Long NFL Careers Spell Greater Risk for ‘Serious Cognitive Problems,’ Harvard Research Finds
- Erectile Dysfunction Linked to Concussions in NFL Players, Harvard Study Finds
- Former NFL Players with Worse or More Frequent Concussions are More Likely to Show Sexual Dysfunction, Study Shows
- Concussions Linked to Erectile Dysfunction in Former NFL Players
- After Career-ending Injury, ex-Seahawks WR Ricardo Lockette Trying to Keep Current Players Safe
- The N.F.L.’s Obesity Scourge
- Treating Inflammatory Arthritis with Hydrogel
- NFL Doctors Should Not Report to teams, Harvard Study Recommends
- NFL Doctors’ Conflicts of Interest Could Endanger Players, Report Says
- When NFL Calls the Doctor
- Harvard Study on NFL Player Safety Calls for Outside Doctors
- The “I” in TeamStudy
- How to Keep Your Brain Healthy Through Exercise
- Re-growing ACLs? Harvard NFL Study Not Just About Concussions
- Former NFL Players Hope Harvard Study Can Provide Answers to Health Issues
- Ex-NFL Players Use App to Tackle Health Problems
- NFLPA-Affiliated Clinical Study Shows Progress In ACL Tear Treatment
- ACL repair: What It’s Like to be First to Have a New Surgery
- Doctors Experiment With New Way of Fixing the ACL
- A New Procedure Could Revolutionize ACL Repairs
- A Potential Breakthrough in ACL Surgery
- Boston Children’s Hospital Hopes New Procedure Will Revolutionize ACL Treatment
- mHeatlh Intelligence: ResearchKit takes on genetic data, NFL health issues
- App to Tackle Impact of Injuries on NFL Players
- Harvard Launches a New App it Hopes Will Protect NFL Players’ Health
- Can a Sponge Fix Athletes’ Knees?
- Harvard Chan: This week in Health
- Part 1: Harvard study examines long-term effects of playing in NFL
- How will NFL improve concussion problem over the next 50 years?
- Antibody Treatment Could Prevent Alzheimer’s Decline
- Scientists Fix Rogue Protein in Mice that Leads to Alzheimer’s, Brain Damage
- Study: New Antibody Therapy Can Reverse Traumatic Brain Injury Damage (In Mice)
- Great Progress Being Made in Harvard’s Seven NFL Studies
- Let’s Not Kill Football Yet