Anterior cruciate ligament injury

An individual who sustains an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) may require surgical intervention. Athletes and those who live an active lifestyle from all over the world choose to have Dr. Adam W. Anz perform their anterior cruciate ligament repair or reconstruction surgery. Dr. Anz is a premiere orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Returning to Sports Following ACL Surgery Multiple factors affect the length of time it…

ever to walk on the planet, but if he is sitting on the bench due to injury, it does not help his team much. Curry and Rose are extreme competitors and have played through many minor injuries because they do not want to let their team down. Despite this fact, there are some injuries that no one can play through. Unfortunately for Rose, he has had a series of adverse events. Two years ago, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee which caused him to miss the entire…

on a high school football team, this means that around six of those sixty players will receive a concussion every season. In a four year time span this implies that 16 of the students who played highschool football received a mild traumatic brain injury that has the ultimate potential to affect the rest of their lives. The percentage of high school and college players to suffer a concussion in practice alone was an uncomforting fifty seven…

connected through ligaments, our knees have four main ligaments. Two of the ligaments in our knee is the medial collateral ligament (MCL), this ligament prevents valgus (force from the outside of the knee, forcing the knee inward) stress to the knee and lateral collateral ligament(LCL), this ligament prevents varus (force from the inside of the knee,forcing the knee outward) stress to the knee. Another ligament in the knee is the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), this ligament prevents…

order to have it treated respectively. I am both a health paraprofessional and a patient. As an unemployed certified nursing assistant (CNA) whose certification is soon to be expired and a patient who’s currently undergoing recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, I came across a problem that restlessly boggled my mind. I had often…

A twenty-one-year old ballerina stumbles during one of her shows and tears her Anterior Cruciate Ligament and requires hamstring graft surgery. As an aspiring Doctor of Physical Therapy, it is my job to make special interventions in patient's lives for injuries like this one, providing access to diagnosis, intervention plans, and prevention plans. Physical Therapist help patients get back to full strength or near full strength. The therapy does not only help patients get back to full strength…

Soccer (football) has a high injury rate among players of all ages and levels. Players under the age of 24 sustain 80% of soccer injuries (Koutures and Gregory, 2010). Lower extremity injuries are the most common in soccer and these usually occur without contact, although the nature of soccer also puts players at risk of obtaining injuries due to contact with other players (Dai et al, 2014). Junge et al (2010) found that 70% of injuries occurring during training or matches in Swedish amateur…

Published in 1958, Elie Wiesel’s piece of literature, Night, describes his experiences surviving torturous concentration camps which eventually altered his life. Wiesel felt bound by his surroundings, but overcame his trials to create a hopeful, promising future. In the same way, today’s society becomes overwhelmed by devastating events that transform into something advantageous for their being. While these occurrences are ultimately beneficial, enduring major knee surgery and imprisonment…

for many sports, and reduced stability is toughly connected with the risk of injury. The most common knee complaints typically involve the patellofemoral joint. Internal instability of the knee refers to the damage of a variety of structures within the knee, including meniscal cartilage tears and loose bodies. Higher knee joint laxity may be an indication of an increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The patient will present with soreness and instability of the knee during…

In today’s society, injuries occur all around us: from a small paper cut, a tear of a ligament, or a bone breaking in the body. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the four central ligaments that stabilize the knee (Ref). This ligament prevents the tibia from sliding from the front of the femur and runs diagonally in the middle of the knee (ref). It is estimated that 70 percent of these tears occur through non-contact, while the other 30 percent occur from direct contact, whether it…