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The Anterior Cruciate Ligament is one of the four stabilizing ligaments of the knee.[1] The others are the Posterior Cruciate Ligament, Medial Collateral Ligament and the Lateral Collateral Ligament. The role of the ACL is to prevent forward movement of the Tibia from underneath the Femur. An ACL injury is a torn or a tear of the ligament. It is a relatively common knee injury amongst sports people.[2] A torn ACL usually occurs trough a twisting force being applied to the knee whilst the foot is firmly planted on the ground or upon landing. This means that the Femur is twisting in the opposite direction of the Tibia. A torn ACL can also result from a direct blow to the knee, usually the outside, as may occur during a football or rugby tackle. This injury is sometimes seen in combination with a medial meniscus tear and MCL injury, which is termed “O’Donohue’s triad”. [1][3]<ref>[1] Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Case Study ; Door : Kathy Abel et al. ; Bron : Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal : 2010 Vol. 32, num. 2 , pp. 112-122</ref> | |||
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You can search on databases as Pubmed, Web of knowledge and on the database of Vubis. The keywords that were used for this work are: anterior cruciate ligament injury – anterior cruciate ligament injury physical therapy (no surgery) – anterior cruciate ligament treatment – anterior cruciate ligament characteristics – anterior cruciate ligament management. With all these keywords there were found 9 relevant articles used for this work.
Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament is one of the four stabilizing ligaments of the knee.[1] The others are the Posterior Cruciate Ligament, Medial Collateral Ligament and the Lateral Collateral Ligament. The role of the ACL is to prevent forward movement of the Tibia from underneath the Femur. An ACL injury is a torn or a tear of the ligament. It is a relatively common knee injury amongst sports people.[2] A torn ACL usually occurs trough a twisting force being applied to the knee whilst the foot is firmly planted on the ground or upon landing. This means that the Femur is twisting in the opposite direction of the Tibia. A torn ACL can also result from a direct blow to the knee, usually the outside, as may occur during a football or rugby tackle. This injury is sometimes seen in combination with a medial meniscus tear and MCL injury, which is termed “O’Donohue’s triad”. [1][3][1]
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- ↑ [1] Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Pediatric Population: A Case Study ; Door : Kathy Abel et al. ; Bron : Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal : 2010 Vol. 32, num. 2 , pp. 112-122
