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I'M DR. ROB RHODES WITH INJUREPLAY
AND WELCOME TO INJURY MINUTE.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE OR ACL,
ONE OF THE MORE COMMONLY KNOWN KNEE INJURIES IN SPORTS MEDICINE
COULD BE A SEASON ENDING INJURY FOR AN ATHELETE.
THE ACL GETS ITS NAME FROM THE LATIN WORD CRUCIATE OR CROSS
BECAUSE THE ACL CROSSES IS IN THE FRONT PART KNEE
AND HELPS STABILIZES THE FEMUR TO THE TIBIA AND
PREVENTS ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT AND SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT OF EXCESS.
AN INJURY TO THE ACL CAN OCCUR WITH NO CONTACT AT ALL.
SUDDEN STOPS, PIVOTING, AND PLANTING
CAN RESULT IN AN ACL INJURY.
IF COMPLETELY TORN, AN ACL NEEDS TO BE SURGICALLY REPAIRED.
A GRAFT, HARVESTED FROM THE PATELLAR TENDON
OR HAMSTRING TENDON IS INSERTED WHERE THE FORMER ACL WAS LOCATED
AND IS SECURED BY TWO SCREWS.
PHYSICAL THERAPY IS REQUIRED FOR UP TO SIX TO NINE MONTHS,
BUT WITH NEWER TECHNIQUES AND INTENSE PHYSICAL THERAPY,
AN ATHELETE MAY BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE
COURT OR FIELD WITHIN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.
I'M DR. ROB RHODES WITH INJUREPLAY
AND THIS HAS BEEN YOUR INJURY MINUTE.