Background
General introduction. Located in the centre of the knee, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a strong band of tissue that prevents the shin bone (tibia) from extending excessively beyond the thigh bone (femur). The ACL provides almost 90% of the stability to the knee joint and experiences dramatic surcharges during people¡¯s physical activity. As a result, ACL injuries appear common and usually sports-related traumas. Almost any sport that involves jumping, cutting or twisting has an inherent risk of an ACL rupture. However, in modern medicine these kinds of injuries are especially associated with such events as basketball, football, volleyball, tennis and skiing where the loading on ACL increases in dozens times. Due to the achievements of modern surgery today¡¯s athletes have greater than a 90% chance of returning to their pre-injury level of sports participation.

Anatomy. There are four primary stabilizers of the knee, i.e.: ACL, the PCL (Posterior......

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Title: Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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Approximate Pages: 9 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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