Can ACL tears or recurrences be prevented?
ACL injury is associated with multidirectional sport (football, basketball, netball and skiing particularly), so refraining from these sports is a way to prevent injury, but often not acceptable to athletes. The mechanism of injury is often getting the foot caught in the ground while the body moves in another direction. In football, wearing boots with shorter stops helps prevent the foot getting caught in the turf. In all sports, a stabilising knee brace may offer some protection. However, there is no sure way to prevent these injuries occurring in these sports. To post a comment or ask a question about these injuries, visit the injuryupdate Forum, click here . Show most recent Scientific Recommended Any Related News Articles Are patella tendon ACL recos more stable? 09/06/06 injuryupdate.com.au Bulldogs, Lions can’t take a trick with ACLs 27/05/06 injuryupdate.com.au Joel Monaghan first big name ACL for the NRL in 2006 01/03/06 injuryupdate.com.au Graft rupture ends Gold medal dream 2
