And crash! The knee was twisted for bad support or a bad tile, the characteristic noise has been heard. The ligaments had a blow. In this article, I will reveal a complete guide to the breakdown of the ligaments crossed by football, one of the most frequent accidents to football.
What are cross ligaments:
The previous crossed ligaments (LCA) are two of the 4 knee ligaments they meet in the middle of the knee. (See photo below) they allow the joint surfaces to remain well in contact during the movements and then ensure the stability of the knee joint.
Explanations of the breakdown of cross ligaments
Very often it is a Twist on the knee During a reception of the jump or during a change of direction during the race, the foot remains blocked on the ground; The defective knee.
Fortunately, the anterior cruciate ligament is not essential in sedentary daily life. Unfortunately in football if, since the gestures of the twist of the knee are mandatory.
What is the diagnosis of this injury
The player feels a crack or a sensation of tear in the knee. The dislocation is felt as a feeling in such a way that the knee leaves on the side, then back in position or the knee turned around. Shortly after the trauma, The knee begins to swell significantly. Walking is therefore difficult to see impossible.
Unfortunately, in several cases, these signs do not exist. (Ex: the knee does not swell). Pain is not a good sign even because in some breaks, it is minimal to see absent. This is the reason why a specialized advice is needed in case of knee distortion.
Very often, the diagnosis is focused on magnetic resonance imaging images (MRI) but these images are only a photograph of the front cruciate ligament. Magnetic resonance imaging can only say whether the front cross ligament has presented an injury or not, but it cannot tell us whether it is solid or not. In rare cases, diagnosis is difficult, magnetic resonance imaging therefore has its place to help us with diagnosis. Artroscopy, on the other hand, is perfect for the diagnosis of breaking the front cross ligament and should never be systematically performed because it causes a further assault on the knee.
How to heal a rupture of the crossed ligaments to football
Functional treatment
Functional treatment is to integrate the absence of anterior cross ligament by Muscle and proprioceptive rehabilitation(feeling of movement). This will allow the knee to remain stable. The muscles therefore compensate for the lack of stability linked to breakage.
The rehabilitation must therefore develop on the one hand the muscle strength of the knee muscles (quadriceps in the front and rear part ISSHI-LEG) and on the other, the general functioning of the knee in situ (standing, jumping, running) to improve the balance and stability of the knee.
Surgical treatment
Surgical treatment is made up of reconstruct the front cruciate ligament Thanks to a tendon in the neighborhood. The most used tendon is currently the Rotulean tendon. Another technique uses the tendons of the beater (1/2 tendon and internal law). This followed a long period of unavailability linked to obtaining a niche for the operation. So it is also necessary to take into account the post -operative rehabilitation to recover the entire flexion but also the reconstruction of the leg.
In Ligue 1, two players had this injury in the past seasons, each using a different method of care:
Mickael Landreau had chosen the operation + rehabilitation: he had only returned to competition 4 months after his injury.
Anthony Réveillère had chosen against all forecasts, the functional treatment and always plays with a breakdown of cross ligaments. He had returned 2 and a half months after his injury. This choice was subject to disputes. In the professional environment it is chosen anecdotically, the risks of future problems feared by the medical staff.
In the amateur world, the surgical solution is almost systematically chosen for athletes and young people. Generally the period of unavailability is a happy new year.
In this second article you can find out why we often hurt the other knee. The knee that was healthy suffers the same injury when he returns to the competition!
Finally, the breakdown of the cross ligament is the most serious injury to football. It prevents the player from evolving for 8-12 months during which he will cross many phases. From disappointment, hope, to the tasty return to the competition. So far from the inculse injuries can be difficult to live, you have to show your player in these moments that we count more than anything else on him.
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