POTENTIAL MECHANISM OF INJURY CAUSING ACL IMPAIRMENT.

Authors

  • Muhammad Mairaj Khan1, Muhammad Sufyan2, Arslan Ahmed Abro3, Muhammad Kazim Najjad4, Jai Shankar5, Samiullah Khuhro6, Ramsha Tariq7, Nargis Aftab8

Keywords:

Key words: Potential Mechanism, Injury, ACL Impairment

Abstract

Introduction: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in an intra-articular ligament, it plays important role in stability of knee joint Objective: find out exact mechanism of ACL injury. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study was carried out at orthopaedic department of Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi from JAN 2017 to DEC 2019. Results: All the patients were followed in outpatient department. Total of 180 patients were included in the study (145 were males and 35 were females). There were two major group of patients (1) those had non-conatct ACL inuries , (2) who had contact ACL injuries.Cases who had (non-contact) twisting injuries were 108(60%), (contact) road traffic accidents were 28(16%),direct blow to the knee were 25(14%) and injury after high jump were 19(10%). Conclusion: We found that most common mechanism of injury in non-contact ACL injury is twisting injury.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Muhammad Mairaj Khan1, Muhammad Sufyan2, Arslan Ahmed Abro3, Muhammad Kazim Najjad4, Jai Shankar5, Samiullah Khuhro6, Ramsha Tariq7, Nargis Aftab8. (2020). POTENTIAL MECHANISM OF INJURY CAUSING ACL IMPAIRMENT . Journal of Peoples University of Medical &Amp; Health Sciences Nawabshah. (JPUMHS), 10(4), 111–113. Retrieved from http://publication.pumhs.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/388

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 4 (2020): October - December 2020

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Articles