Anterior Cruciate Ligament Flashcards
ACL
What attaches centrally and anteriorly on the tibial plateau?
ACL
ACL runs?
superior, posterior and laterally
ACL also attaches
to lateral aspect of the intercondylar fossa
what excessive tibial motions will the ACL limits?
anterior tibial glid e
the Primary restraint to excessive anterior tibial glide and secondary restraints to tibial IR/hyperextension is
ACL
What is the prevalence of the ACL
20% of all knee injuries
most in younger and active biological females
what are non modifiable risk factors for non contact injuries for biological sex(acl)
-females tears>male tears; two weeks following start of menstrual period
what are non modifiable risk factors for non contact injuries for bony morphology? (acl)
narrow intercondylar femoral notch
posterior tibial lope and hyperextension both correlated with non contact ACL injuries
what are non modifiable risk factors for non contact injuries
congenital joint hypermobility
what are risk factors primary acl injury that are modifiable?
-high shoe surface interaction and friction
-BMI
-bracing inconsistent benefit
muscle strength; lower overall with ACL tears
ham to quad ratio strength
lower in biological females vs males
quads pull tiba forward
hamstrings pull tibial posterior
why are the hamstring important to the ACL?
helps prevent anterior tibial translation
Risk factors primary ACL injuries that are modifiable
altered loading patterns
w/ increased dynamic knee valgus and hip add
- earlier and nearly 2x faster with impaired LE control
-very good ability to visually identify high knee valgus angles with vertical drop jump
-decreased knee flexion with larger ground reaction forces or harder landing
*ACL
poor control ( with a squat)
significant valgus movement knee medial to foot
ACL
reduced control(with squat)
some valgus movement kness NOt entirely medial to foot
ACL (with squat) good control
no valgus mvement and knee vertical with toes
Rick factors primary ACL injuries
modifiable
-impaired trunk proprioception and kinesthesia
-greater trunk lean toward support limb
-greater trunk rotation toward support limb
-greater activation of visual motor strategy vs sensory and motor strategy
Risk factors for a second ACL injuries
like primary ACL injury plus excessive femoral IR momnet
which muscle needs addressed more? ER