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US Defense helps JCU trial new drug to speed up ACL surgery recovery
Former Blackhawks player Jack Glossop remembers hearing a sickening pop when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while on the field at the Townsville Sports Reserve in 2019.
Key points:
- James Cook University secures a $1.1 million contract from the US Defense Department to trial a new drug
- Researchers will spend the next three years investigating the effectiveness of the drug on ACL injuries
- Australia has one of the highest rates of ACL reconstructions in the world
“That noise, you will never get it out of your head and only people who have done their ACL really know that noise, it’s not something you want to hear,” he said.
“I started somersaulting on the ground, I could feel the snap in my knee and straight away after getting up…
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