no
The ligament that helps to bend your knee joint is the anterior cruciate ligament. This ligament is often torn during exercise and is the one most often damaged when running.
yes
when a ligament is torn it is called hyperextension
Highly unlikely. Ordinary painkillers will be considered enough for that.
Elie underwent surgery on her knee to repair a torn ligament.
No. Physical therapy can help the patient cope, but ligament do not heal themselves the way muscle does.
ACL, or Anterior Cruciate Ligament surgery is an operative procedure on the knee. The ACL is a very important ligament that makes up part of the knee compartment and damage to this ligament warrants surgical intervention to fix the damaged ligament. The operative procedure lasts abround 2-4 hours and can take months to fully recover from.
yes it could the ligament is connected and the movement will be
A torn ligament will effect the ankle bones negatively. An ankle bone that has its ligament torn would be considered a severe ankle sprain.
A sore elbow
I think the answer is a torn ligament.