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ACL injury
Definition
Disease: | ACL injury | ![]() |
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Category: | Bones, joints, muscles diseases |
Disease Definition:
The tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee is called an ACL injury. The knee of a person with ACL injury may feel unstable or loose. If a person returns to sport too quickly, their knee may become too weak to function well.
The anterior cruciate ligament is especially susceptible to the demands of certain sports, such as basketball, football, gymnastics, soccer and volleyball. Despite the fact that an active lifestyle is beneficial to a person's overall health, however, exercise isn't always easy on the knees. To avoid an ACL injury, a person should have a proper training program, especially if their favorite sport involves jumping or pivoting. As for treatment, surgery may be required to replace the torn ligament, in addition to an intense rehabilitation program.
Work Group:
Prepared by: Scientific Section
Symptoms, Causes
Symptoms:
Signs and symptoms of an ACL injury may include:
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Causes:
The ACL, which is one of two ligaments that cross in the middle of the knee, connects the femur (thighbone) to the tibia (shinbone) and helps stabilize the knee joint. Ligaments are strong bands of tissue that attach one bone to the other. |
Complications
Complications:
Until the injured ligament has healed, a person may have to take time off work, school and sports and stop doing the activities that cause pain. |
Treatments:
Reducing pain and swelling in the knee, regaining normal joint movement and strengthening the muscles around the knee is what the initial treatment for an ACL injury will focus on. Then, it will be decided whether the patient needs intense rehabilitation alone or surgery in addition to rehabilitation. The right choice will depend on the extent of damage to the knee, the person's willingness to modify his/her activities as well as other factors. If a child, whose bones are still developing, injures his\her ACL, he/she may be recommended postponing the surgery until the bones become fully grown.
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Prognosis: Not available |
Yaser Habrawi , F.R.C.S.Ed
Samir Moussa M.D.
Dr . Dirar Abboud
Dr. Faisal Dibsi
Dr. Tahsin Martini
Dr. Hani Najjar
Dr. Talal Sabouni
Dr. Samer Al-Jneidy