Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Rupture
One of the most common knee injuries to finish a sportsmans season is an anterior cruciate ligament tear.
Athletes who participate in high demand twisting sports like football and rugby are more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligaments.
If you have injured your anterior cruciate ligament, you may require surgery to regain full function of your knee. This will depend on several factors, such as the severity of your injury and your activity level.
Associated Injuries
Up to half of all injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament occur along with damage to other structures in the knee, such as the joint surface, the meniscus (cartilage) and other knee ligaments.
Signs and Symptoms
When you injure your anterior cruciate ligament, you might hear a "popping" noise and you may feel your knee give out from under you. Other typical symptoms include:
Athletes who participate in high demand twisting sports like football and rugby are more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligaments.
If you have injured your anterior cruciate ligament, you may require surgery to regain full function of your knee. This will depend on several factors, such as the severity of your injury and your activity level.
Associated Injuries
Up to half of all injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament occur along with damage to other structures in the knee, such as the joint surface, the meniscus (cartilage) and other knee ligaments.
Signs and Symptoms
When you injure your anterior cruciate ligament, you might hear a "popping" noise and you may feel your knee give out from under you. Other typical symptoms include:
- Pain with swelling which often occurs within hours of the injury.
- Tenderness along the joint line
- Discomfort while walking, especially on uneven ground
- Loss of full range of motion
- Ongoing feeling of knee instability / giving way with twisting activity
Although a torn ACL will not heal the symptoms can diminish with a good exercise program supervised by a physiotherapist.
If you are a high demand sportsperson you amy well find that this treatment is not sufficient to get you back to your sport and may therefore be recommended an operation.
If you are a high demand sportsperson you amy well find that this treatment is not sufficient to get you back to your sport and may therefore be recommended an operation.
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