{"id":3843,"date":"2023-08-03T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/knee-pain-after-skiing-what-to-do-copy-2\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T10:11:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T08:11:31","slug":"cruciate-ligament-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/cruciate-ligament-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"The cruciate ligament &#8211; An explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3843\" class=\"elementor elementor-3843 elementor-3837\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26ff3e4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26ff3e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aba4769\" data-id=\"aba4769\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9361cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9361cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The cruciate ligament &#8211; An explanation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d7ab9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d7ab9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcd87fb\" data-id=\"dcd87fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ab934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ab934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/meniscus\/\">menisci<\/a> and the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/?page_id=3764\">collateral ligaments<\/a>, the central components of the knee joint are the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments. Its name comes from the anatomical course, both <strong>cross in the center of the knee joint<\/strong>. But what is the cruciate ligament and why is it so important for us? I will try to shed more light on these and other questions in this article.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babf962 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"babf962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0952a00\" data-id=\"0952a00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a9d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43a9d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/knieschmerzen-nach-skifahren-1-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2923\" alt=\"skifahrer mit knieschmerzen nach dem skifahren\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/knieschmerzen-nach-skifahren-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/knieschmerzen-nach-skifahren-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/knieschmerzen-nach-skifahren-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/knieschmerzen-nach-skifahren-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/knieschmerzen-nach-skifahren-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/knieschmerzen-nach-skifahren-1-930x620.jpeg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-641cc2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"641cc2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b7d9d7\" data-id=\"1b7d9d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91b75a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a91b75a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the cruciate ligament?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5904add elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5904add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cruciate ligaments are the central pillars of <b>stability of the knee joint<\/b>. The two cruciate ligaments make the roll-slide mechanism of the knee possible at all. Both the anterior cruciate ligament (Ligamentum cruciatum anterius or often referred to as VKB, LCA or ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (Ligamentum cruciatum posterius or HKB, LCP or PCL) consist of taut, collagenous fibers and <b>connect the thigh and tibia<\/b>. The anterior cruciate ligament pulls from the insertion surface on the femur posterior-above-outward to that on the mock bone anterior-lower-inward.<\/p>\n<p>In the literature, the ACL is often divided into two main bundles, the anteromedial (AM) bundle and the posterolateral (PL) bundle, with an intermediate bundle between the two.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad72da6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad72da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is the cruciate ligament so important?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43872db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43872db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-391c577\" data-id=\"391c577\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267c7e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"267c7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments <b>stabilize the knee joint during the entire range of motion<\/b>, as their parts are taut in any position. This happens not only during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/sports-orthopedics\/\">sports<\/a>, but also during everyday movements. However, stable cruciate ligaments are even more important in sports, and especially in competitive sports, where the knee is subjected to a much higher load. In addition to the ligaments themselves, well-trained muscles are also essential for further stabilization and support of the ligaments.  <br \/>The anterior cruciate ligament also serves as protection for other structures in the knee; by guiding the outer femoral condyle to the tibial plateau, the menisci and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/cartilage\/\">cartilage<\/a> are protected from destruction and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/artificial-knee-joint-for-osteoarthritis\/\">wear<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-655c5df\" data-id=\"655c5df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d7da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2d7da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Knieschmerzen-Kreuzbandriss-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3520\" alt=\"Kreuzbandriss Spezialist Wien\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Knieschmerzen-Kreuzbandriss-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Knieschmerzen-Kreuzbandriss-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Knieschmerzen-Kreuzbandriss-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Knieschmerzen-Kreuzbandriss-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Knieschmerzen-Kreuzbandriss-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Knieschmerzen-Kreuzbandriss-1-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a34bfa4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a34bfa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a13922\" data-id=\"7a13922\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d3701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5d3701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the function of the cruciate ligament?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0337995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0337995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together with both collateral ligaments, the cruciate ligaments hold the knee joint together and stabilize it by limiting forward and backward thrust and rotational movements, especially internal rotation. The anterior cruciate ligament is often considered the most important and most stressed ligament of the knee joint. It secures the tibia against forward displacement, limits lower leg rotation during rotation together with the posterior cruciate ligament, and supports the collateral ligaments. In addition to its function as a stabilizer, the ACL also plays an essential role in proprioception. There are many mechanoreceptors on the ligament itself that can be used to pick up information about knee joint position and then activate stabilizing muscle groups.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f7acc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8f7acc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When does a cruciate ligament tear?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08cd40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08cd40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A cruciate ligament tear, especially an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, is one of the most common injuries to the knee joint and is steadily increasing due to the rise in sports activities. In most cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/sports-orthopedics\/\">sports injuries<\/a> are the cause of ACL ruptures. Sports with rapid changes of direction, acceleration and twisting motion, such as soccer, tennis or basketball, are particularly prone to cruciate ligament injuries, but by far the most ruptures occur in skiing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5485dae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5485dae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2711eb\" data-id=\"e2711eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5672ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5672ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The typical mechanism of injury is a <b>combination of twisting and buckling<\/b>, or more rarely, hyperextension of the knee joint. It tears when the knee joint is flexed, splayed and rotated outward, but the foot and lower leg are fixed and do not rotate with it. Forced flexion and internal rotation loads or lateral loading in terms of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/leg-axis-correction\/\">bow legs<\/a> can also lead to a tear. Sometimes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/cruciate-ligament\/\">injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament<\/a> can also damage other structures in the knee joint; these are often concomitant injuries to the medial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/?page_id=3764\">ligament<\/a> as well as the medial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/meniscus\/\">meniscus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-794aad9\" data-id=\"794aad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c56dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3c56dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kreuzband-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2316\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kreuzband-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kreuzband-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kreuzband-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kreuzband-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kreuzband-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kreuzband-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21a4355 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21a4355\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16dfe67\" data-id=\"16dfe67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc674aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc674aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is a torn cruciate ligament treated?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42251db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42251db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A torn cruciate ligament can be operated on, but can also be treated conservatively in some circumstances. The type of treatment depends on the particular injury and the patient&#8217;s requirements and should always be discussed together with the patient.<\/p>\n<p>In a <strong>conservative treatment approach<\/strong> without surgery, immobilization and stabilization of the knee joint with the aid of a splint are the first steps. In addition, intensive <strong>physiotherapy<\/strong> is of great importance to strengthen the thigh muscles and to stabilize the knee joint. The quality of physiotherapy and the cooperation and motivation of the patient are crucial for the stability and function of the joint after a cruciate ligament tear. <span style=\"color: var(--nv-text-color); font-size: var(--bodyfontsize); font-weight: var(--bodyfontweight); letter-spacing: var(--bodyletterspacing); text-transform: var(--bodytexttransform);\">Especially in physically active patients, but also to counteract increasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/artificial-knee-joint-for-osteoarthritis\/\">cartilage wear<\/a>, surgery is useful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--nv-text-color); font-size: var(--bodyfontsize); font-weight: var(--bodyfontweight); letter-spacing: var(--bodyletterspacing); text-transform: var(--bodytexttransform);\">The procedure is largely arthroscopic and thus minimally invasive. The timing of the surgery must be determined individually with the patient and depends on several factors. In surgical reconstruction, the patient&#8217;s own tendons are usually used for cruciate ligament reconstruction. In the vast majority of cases, the hamstring tendons (semitendinosus and possibly also gracilis tendon) from the back of the thigh are used; alternatives are the quadriceps tendon, patellar tendon or, in rare cases, a donor tendon (so-called allograft).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are also different options for tendon fixation; common methods include metal plates, dissolving or non-dissolving screws, or regular metal screws.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--nv-text-color); font-size: var(--bodyfontsize); font-weight: var(--bodyfontweight); letter-spacing: var(--bodyletterspacing); text-transform: var(--bodytexttransform);\">The decision whether to operate or not, when to operate and in which way to operate should always be made in discussion between the patient and the orthopedist and, as mentioned, depends on various factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a specialist with nearly <b>5000 knee surgeries <\/b>, I am always available to answer questions related to ACL and possible associated injuries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to the two menisci and the two collateral ligaments, the central components of the knee joint are the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments. Its name comes from the anatomical course, both cross in the center of the knee joint. But what is the cruciate ligament and why is it so important for us?&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthogruber.at\/en\/cruciate-ligament-explanation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The cruciate ligament &#8211; An explanation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-3843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","tag-cruciate-ligament"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The cruciate ligament - An explanation | Dr. Martin Gruber<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is the cruciate ligament? 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