In light of Carson Wentz’s season-ending ACL injury, we talked with three doctors about ACL tears and what they mean. Here’s what we learned from Brett Toresdahl, a primary care sports medicine physician at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York; Brian Sennett, an orthopedic surgeon and chief of sports medicine at Penn Medicine; and Donald W. Mazur, sports medicine surgeon at the Rothman Institute. None has treated Wentz.
What is the ACL?
The anterior cruciate ligament is one of the major ligaments in your knee. Ligaments are the bands of fibrous tissue that connect bones, cartilage or joints.