ACL Injury

ACL is also known as Anterior Cruciate Ligament, which refers to an injury in this specific ligament that runs diagonally across the middle of your knee. The major role of this ligament is to protect the tibia from sliding out in front of the femur and also aids in rotational knee stability. During an ACL injury, other cartilage and ligaments that are surrounding it are also affected. In most cases, the tear is partial but there are many causes of a complete tear as well.

This is one of the most common injuries to the knee and is often experienced by people involved in serious sports activities. Specifically, basketball, soccer, and football athletes are the ones who face this knee injury. In fact, it is more frequent in women majorly because of the difference in physical conditioning, muscular strength, and neuromuscular control.