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- ACL injury - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate (KROO-she-ate) ligament (ACL) — one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia)
- ACL injury - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Medical treatment for an ACL injury begins with several weeks of rehabilitative therapy A physical therapist will teach you exercises that you will perform either with continued supervision or at home
- ACL injuries - Mayo Clinic Orthopedics Sports Medicine
An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) — one of the major ligaments in your knee Ligaments are strong bands of tissue that connect one bone to another The ACL, one of two ligaments that cross in the middle of the knee connecting the thigh bone (femur) to the shinbone (tibia), help stabilize the joint
- I think I tore my ACL. What’s next? - Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and . . .
ACL injuries - ACL injuries most commonly occur during sports that involve sudden stops, changes in direction, and jumping We offer both nonoperative and surgical treatments in our multi-disciplinary state of the art specialty clinic dedicated to ACL injuries
- ACL injury - Mayo Clinic
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the key ligaments that helps stabilize your knee joint The ACL connects your thighbone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia) It's most commonly torn during sports that involve sudden stops, jumping or changes in direction — such as basketball, soccer, football, tennis, downhill skiing, volleyball
- Mayo Clinic Minute: ACL tears — when surgery is the answer
The ACL is one of four main ligaments in your knee It connects your femur to your tibia “You can tear your ACL a number of different ways, but typically, the most common way to tear it is from what we call a noncontact injury
- Feel a pop, then pain in your knee? It could be an ACL tear
You feel a pop in your knee, immediate pain followed by swelling You may have just injured or torn your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL
- ACL Clinic - Mayo Clinic Orthopedics Sports Medicine
Whether your injury is to the ACL alone or a combined injury involving the meniscus, the ACL Specialty Clinic at Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is where you can come for the most cutting-edge care
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