ACL injury is a common sporting injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament inside knee joint. Doctor conducts a thorough objective and subjective examination of your knee to diagnose ACL injury or tear. Any injury to ACL affects knee stability and movement adversely.
Definition and Diagnosis of ACL Injury
New York (USA), June 19, 2013
What is ACL Injury?
Definition of ACL Injury
ACL injury is a common sporting injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament inside the knee joint. This injury is common among sportspersons playing sports that involve sudden stops and starts as in volleyball, basketball, tennis and soccer. People playing other sports like rugby, artistic gymnastics, alpine skiing, and martial arts also suffer from ACL injuries.
A popping sound is heard soon after ACL injury accompanied with swelling after few hours. You experience severe pain in knee region while bending. Sometime affected knee gives away while just standing.
Anterior cruciate ligament or ACL is a very important ligament of your leg helping in easy movement of different leg parts. Any injury to ACL affects knee stability and movement adversely. ACL injuries range from a simple mild tear, many small tears, or numerous severe tears of ligament. ACL tear occurs when knee is bent too much towards the back or towards the sides. Sometimes a direct impact on the knee also leads to ACL injury.
Diagnosis of ACL Injury
Doctor conducts a thorough objective and subjective examination of your knee to diagnose ACL injury or tear. Doctor advises X-ray and MRI or CT scan to determine extent of injury and confirm diagnosis of ACL injury. All together help in determining extent of injury and how far other ligaments and muscles within the knee have been injured or affected.
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