ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY (ACL) - INDRAPRASTH PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY - One of the most common knee injuries is an anterior cruciate ligament sprain or tear. Athletes who participate in high demand sports like soccer, football, and basketball are more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligaments.

An anterior cruciate ligament injury is the over-stretching or tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. A tear may be partial or complete.

An ACL injury can occur if you:

• Get hit very hard on the side of your knee.
• Overextend your knee joint
• Quickly stop moving and change direction while running, landing from a jump, or turning.

 The Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important internal stabilizer of the knee joint, restraining hyperextension. Anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the ligament's biomechanical limits are exceeded, often with a hyperextension mechanism. The combination of "pop" during a twisting movement or rapid deceleration, together with inability to continue participation, and followed by early swelling, is said to indicate a probability of rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament.

An anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injury is a tear in one of the knee ligaments that joins the upper leg bone with the lower leg bone. The ACL keeps the knee stable.Injuries range from mild, such as a small tear, to severe, such as when the ligament tears completely or when the ligament and part of the bone separate from the rest of the bone.