Depends which knee ligaments. If the Ligamentum Cruciatum Anterius or Posterius is severed then months of rehabilitation might be in order.
Your knee is badly injured. The tendons, the strong bands at the end of the muscles, that holds it together, has broken.
Internal or external to what? The knee joint? There are a number of knee ligaments e.g. anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are internal to the knee joint but the medial and lateral collateral ligaments are external to the knee joint
Donjoy knee braces protect knee ligaments from injury. This is an ideal product for athletes that do not want to injure or re-injure their knee ligaments.
Knee replacement has changed quite a bit in the last ten years. The knee is now less invasively segmented and replaced than it used to. In some cases, no ligaments or tendons have to be severed in the process of replacing the knee itself, which allows for more rapid healing post surgery.
The 3 C's of common knee injuries are, collateral ligaments, cruciate ligaments, and cartilages.
cruciate ligaments (cruciatum), allowing a very large range of motion (extension and flexion) of knee
The bone in your knee, or knee cap is also called a patella. This bone sits in ligaments between the femur and the tibia.
The Ligaments
Collateral ligaments
The knee consists of four main ligaments. Ligaments help the knee by providing support and stability when it is moved in various positions such as when bending and stretching the leg.
what happens if our body had no ligaments
cruciate ligaments