The volleyball match has been going

on for over an hour. Both teams have been trading

points and side-outs. The ball is set high outside so

that the big outside hitter can put the ball away.

She comes in hard, plants, leaps into the air and

smashes the ball down the line in a twisting motion.

As she lands on her right leg, a POP is heard and

down she goes. What has just happened is

occurring more and more often in athletics, the

athlete has just torn the anterior cruciate ligament

(ACL). In this paper I will describe ACL, how it

is injured and diagnosed, how it be repaired and

what is being done to prevent ACL injuries. The

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is one of the

two cruciate ligaments of the knee, the other being

the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL). These

ligaments are the stabilizers of the knee. The ACL

is a strip of fibery tissue, which is located deep

inside the knee joint. It runs from the posterior

side of the femur (thigh bone) to the anterior......

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Title: Ligament Injuries
Approximate Word Count: 1191
Approximate Pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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