Knee Injuries in Football
Knee Surgeries in Football |
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- ACL Reconstruction Surgery
- Repair ACL tear with a new ligament
- Autograft- taken from your own tendons
- Allograft- taken from a donor
- Arthroscopic
- Meniscectomy- part of a torn meniscus is removed
- Meniscus repair- the meniscus is repaired instead of removed, does not always work due to poor blood supply in the area
- Patella Realignment
- Fibrous tissue near the patella is cut in order to allow patellar tracking to occur normally