| Football is popular in the UAE, Oman,
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| | cartilages) and this can lead to
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| Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Every town in
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| | secondary osteoarthritisSymptomsThe
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| the Middle east has a large stadium and
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| | person falls to the ground and is unable
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| the game is played in the streets and
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| | to continue the sport or activity which
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| village playgrounds. with the world cup
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| | he was pursuing. He can feel or hear a
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| around the corner, many amateur
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| | popping sound in the knee joint. A
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| footballers will try their skills at the
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| | swelling develops rapidly. There is a
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| game.The game of football extracts a
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| | feeling of instability in the knee joint.
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| heavy toll of ligament and cartilage
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| | Pain in the knee immediately, which
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| injuries of the knee joint. These are the
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| | worsens with the onset of swelling.
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| commonest ligament injuries and the
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| | Repeated giving away of the knee can
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| anterior cruciate ligament has been
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| | occur as the patient runs around curves
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| considered as the most valuable piece of
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| | or while coming downstairsWhat is the
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| connective tissue in the human body as
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| | future for a patient with an ACL
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| professional football clubs hand over
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| | injury?Complete ACL injuries result in
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| contracts to footballers worth several
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| | instability of the knee joint. Whenever
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| millions of Euros and dollars and
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| | the person runs or comes downstairs
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| withdraw them immediately if the player
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| | rapidly the tibia slides off the femur.
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| is injured. The MOH hospitals in Oman,
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| | This can lead to repeated falls. These
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| Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia treat a large
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| | can result in injuries to the semilunar
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| number of knee injuries. There have been
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| | cartilages or menisci. Meniscal tears can
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| a larger number of new concepts in the
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| | lead to mechanical symptoms like locking
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| treatment of this injury.ACL
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| | or unexpected falls.A combination of
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| Injury(anterior cruciate ligament injury)
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| | persistent ligamentous laxity and
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| Anatomical background-The ACL (anterior
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| | meniscal tears can result in the
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| cruciate ligament) is one of four
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| | development of secondary
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| ligaments stabilising the knee joint.
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| | osteo-arthritis.Treatment- RICE(Rest,
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| Ligaments are cord like tissues, which
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| | ice, compression, elevation). An ACL
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| connect one bone to another. In the knee
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| | injury is a serious one which needs
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| joint there are four ligaments, namely
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| | medical attention immediately. The
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| the medial collateral (inner), lateral
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| | surgeon may aspirate the blood inside the
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| collateral (outer), the anterior cruciate
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| | joint to provide comfort. He may order a
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| and the posterior cruciate. The anterior
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| | MRI scan to confirm the diagnosis
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| cruciate ligament runs from the back of
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| | immediately. An ACL injury can be treated
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| the thigh-bone to the front of the inner
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| | conservatively in those individuals who
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| side of the shin or leg bone. It prevents
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| | are willing to restrict their sporting
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| the leg bone from sliding off in front
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| | activity. For those unwilling to do so,
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| from the thigh bone. The ACL injury can
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| | surgical treatment is advisable. Surgical
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| be a partial sprain or a complete
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| | treatment consists of an examination
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| tearMechanism of injury-The most common
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| | under anesthesia, arthroscopy and ACL
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| mechanism is a sports injury where there
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| | reconstruction. The orthopedic surgeon
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| is a cutting or twisting injury to the
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| | may decide to take a graft from the
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| knee.Activities for riskInjuries in
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| | patellar tendon or hamstrings. Bony
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| sports like football when the player
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| | tunnels are drilled through the tibia and
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| tries to tackle from the back, his knee
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| | femur and the graft is fixed.The Author
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| twists and he falls to the ground.
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| | is a Knee specialist in Chennai doing
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| Involvements in other sports like
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| | arthroscopic surgery, Joint replacements,
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| basketball, cricket, skiing and hockey
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| | Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction,Cartilage
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| can also result in ACL injury. A blow to
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| | restorative surgery. Operations are
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| the knee from the front. Patients with
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| | performed according to latest techniques
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| cruciate ligament injuries are prone to
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| | at Knee & Shoulder centre, Chennai.
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| develop tears of the menisci(semilunar
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