Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Orthopedic Surgery at Yale Medicine. 0:00:48.9 I’m Dr. Karen Sutton, an associate professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Yale Medicine. Interviewer: Describe what ACL is and why it’s so important. 0.01:06.9 Karen: The anterior cruciate ligament, or the ACL, is a ligament that connects the bottom of the thigh bone, or the femur, with the upper part of the shin bone, or the tibia. The ACL helps to stabilize our knee in pivoting and shifting movements. Without the ACL, we would be…

Exercise in Individuals with ACL-Reconstructed Knees” because a close friend of mine currently tore his ACL for the second time and is in the process of rehabilitation in order to return back to his recreational activities. As an athlete myself Anterior Cruciate…

Every patient experiences an ACL injury different, but there are some common symptoms associated with an ACL tear. Pain can range from minimal and transient to severe and lasting. The pain may be described as being deep in the knee but more anterior. Most individuals that tear their ACL experience a popping, snapping or tearing sensation during injury. With a tear there will be rapid swelling and weight bearing leads to a feeling of the knee giving way or “just not feel right” as described…

often stabilizes while the dominant side must use its visual feedback to complete tasks. This information is vital in trying to prevent injuries. Since the dominant side has decreased proprioception, it is more likely to become injured because the ligaments and tendons are not adapted to control the extremity if it is pushed off balanced during an activity. It is also believed increased proprioception…

consistent result help enhance the awareness of physiotherapists to delineate post-operative rehabilitation and conduct the most suitable treatment on those patients who had a limited extremity of knee joint due to operations such as anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions and arthrofibrosis of the knee. (Lavernia, D"Apuzzo, Lee, & Rossi, 2008) It also helps to ensure the patients are fully recovered after surgical operations with normal ROM and no difficulties in daily activities and most…

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…

Junge et al (2010) found that 70% of injuries occurring during training or matches in Swedish amateur soccer players were non-contact. This suggests that the biomechanics of a player’s movements may be a primary risk factor for injury. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries of the knee are of particular interest among female players as they are up to…

Pain in the back of one’s lower half of the leg is often times a result of a calf muscle tear. A torn calf muscle is similar to a torn Achilles, except it occurs higher up on the leg. Calf injuries occur like any other muscle tear, they can be a result of motions such as running and jumping, pushing off too suddenly, excessive over-stretching, or during quick changes of direction. Symptoms can vary with every person. Most include sudden sharp pains in the upper leg, being tender to the touch,…

to bend, jump, cut, and run. Without it, your knee could give out at any given time. The first time I experienced it, I was playing soccer in P.E. The second time I was playing volleyball. I had to have knee reconstruction surgery after both. The second time I had the reconstruction surgery plus fixing my meniscus. Tearing an ACL is a very vigorous process. Following surgery,…

cartilage, ligaments, and tendons. The knee is a ball in socket and the elbow is a relatively simple hinge joint which only allows flexion and extension. The radius is smaller of the two forearm bones and sits on the outside of the joint.As spoken about before the cruciate ligaments are made up of two types of ligaments, the anterior and the posterior. They are often referred to the ‘crucial’ ligaments because it is important that the help the knee with stability. The anterior cruciate ligament…