Dec 1, 2022 · An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate (KROO-she-ate) ligament (ACL) — one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia).

Dec 1, 2022 · Learn about this injury that affects one of the main ligaments in your knee and most commonly occurs during sports such as soccer and football.

An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) — one of the major ligaments in your knee. Ligaments are strong bands of tissue that connect one bone to another.

“You can tear your ACL a number of different ways, but typically, the most common way to tear it is from what we call a noncontact injury. You could be just simply running and trying to change direction or suddenly trying to slow down or stop,” Dr. Ortiguera says.

Any of these typical sport moves can over-stress the knee and can injure or tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL is a strong band of tissue that crosses the middle of the knee and connects the thighbone (femur) to the shinbone (tibia).

Dec 1, 2022 · Learn about this injury that affects one of the main ligaments in your knee and most commonly occurs during sports such as soccer and football.

Oct 20, 2024 · You feel a pop in your knee, immediate pain followed by swelling. You may have just injured or torn your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL.

An injury to the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) can happen to active people of all ages. Whether your injury is to the ACL alone or a combined injury involving the meniscus, the ACL Specialty Clinic at Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is where you can come for the most cutting-edge care.

Perhaps counterintuitively for their young age, teen athletes are at highest risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction plus recurrence compared with other age groups, according to Adam J. Tagliero, M.D., sports medicine specialist and orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

When the capsule and ligaments are injured, the joint can become unstable and painful, and shoulder function can be affected. This type of injury is referred to as an “AC joint sprain” or a “separation.” These injuries typically occur after a sudden fall onto the shoulder.