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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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1. Ligament Injuries
   

   Ligament Injuries. The volleyball match has been going on for over an hour. ... The amount
   of knee ligament injuries have been on the rise in recent years. ...

2. Ligament Injuries
   

   Ligament Injuries. The volleyball match has been going on for over an hour. ... The amount
   of knee ligament injuries have been on the rise in recent years. ...

3. Anterior Cruciate Ligament
   

   ... joint. 6¦1 Pain when you bend the leg and have the tibia (lower leg bone)
   pulled forwards. Classification of ligament injuries. ACL ...

4. Code Hero
   

   ... Fractures of tibia, Cruciate ligament injuries in the knee (ACL, PCL).
   9. What long-term effects do some serious injuries have? ...

5. The Contribution Of Instrumental And Imaging Technologies To The ...
   

   ... Ligament injuries: An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is most often
   caused by a sudden twisting motion, which may stretch or even tear the ...