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The ACL is the smallest of the four main ligaments of the knee and is the primary stabilizer. ACL stands for the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. The others are the posterior cruciate ligament and the lateral and medial collateral ligaments.
You could live without it, but if you want to participate in sports, or want to have a full life without the constant worry that you might hurt your knee even more, you might want to consider getting it fixed if yours is damaged. They have some amazing arthroscopic surgeries today that make recovery and prognosis much better than it used to be years ago.
The ACL prevents the tibia/fibula from gliding forward, and the femur backwards.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe ACL is the anterior cruciate ligament. It is one of two ligaments in the knee that connect the femur and the tibia together behind the patella (kneecap) to keep the bones from sliding away from each other.
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∙ 12y agoIt acts as a cushion between your leg bones, so they do not rub together
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Which part of the body would an ACL tear occur?
ACL is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, which joins the upper and lower halves of the knee.
What is worse acl tear or mcl tear?
McL is far worse. If you listen to someone named Dominic telling you acl is worse then McL then your crazy
Is an ACL tear painful?
Yes... It is very painful! When I tore my ACL it was an unbearable pain, and it felt like it was burning really bad. If you tore yours then the best of luck to you!
What is increased signal intensity in a acl ligament?
What does this mean: The ACL demonstrates swelling and some slight increased signal in the area of attachment to the distal femur. in knee injury report.
Which ligament at the knee protects it from lateral rotation?
ACL and medial meniscus.
Is the ACL a ligament or a tendon?
the acl is a ligament .
What does the A in ACL stand for?
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
ACL stands for?
ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament
How can a comment be added to the beginning of this ACL to identify its purpose?
Recreate the ACL and use the description command to add a description to the beginning of the ACL.
Is an ACL tear considered a knee dislocation?
No, its considered an ACL tear.
When was ACL - software company - created?
ACL - software company - was created in 1987.
Can a cast fix a torn ACL?
A cast won't fix a torn ACL.
What bones do the ACL connect?
The bones are directly connected to the ACL via the groin area.
Does breaking an ACL hurt?
tearing your ACL is very painful and requires surgery to repair.
How physical therapy might do harm to ACL surgery?
no acl surgery is only possible by therapy
What type of ACL can be used to force a user to authenticate to the router before accessing a network?
Dynamic ACL
What is the difference between firewall and ACL?
ACL is not a mahanism it is just permission and ACL do not know that what comes before means if any ACk of TCP comes on the ACL then it's just react as the policy,where as firewall checks all the result of ACK and knows the conversation of TCP from beginning. IN ACL if you are making a policy of any port basis then ACL always have open gate for the same either it is working or not but firewall open the gate at that time when the we require the policy.
