How do you tear your ACL in your knee?

[Nocturnal]

What kind of accidents normally tear your ACL?

 

[0roo0roo]

knee goes side ways. skiing. um...boarding?

 

[rob3rt]

I saw a show on Discovery Health Channel where this gymnast tore her ACL from a vault landing off the pommel horse.

 

[Bushwicktrini]

Anything that puts about 7 pounds of pressure on your knee will pretty much tear your acl. So if you land wrong while running or jumping you can tear it or if you are hit on the side or front of you knee it will tear.

 

[Analog]

lateral force.

 

[QueHuong]

Umm...how about getting kicked in the knee. I was sparring with my friend, the asswipe decided to try to sweep my legs and kicked my knee from the side...and that was when I was about to kick him so all of my weight was on that one leg.

 

[Wduaqnug]

monkey pox

 

[DurocShark]

Surfing. Which is why I can no longer surf. Guess I'm a sponger now. Sigh.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Wduaqnug
monkey pox

 

[Lounatik]

Sliding into second base and the bag (which is supposed to come off of its post) reamains stationary while your whole body weight turns your knee sideways. Thats how. Then you get that sound of the gunshot going off in your head and your whole day is basically ruined.



Peace


Lounatik

 

[mtbiac]

i tore mine by just running in a straight line. No weird twisting, lateral force. I took a step, heard a snap crackle pop and was on the ground. Didnt even hurt. But of course the surgery and 1yr of physical therapy that followed, still going throguh this, hurt like a ****** ****** *******. i dont recommend u tear yours!

 

[cdan]

I almost tore mine by carrying a guy on my back, running, then falling and landing on one knee.

 

[fonzinator]

[Peter and the Wolf intro music; old 60s style info movie]

Whismical 50s Narrator voice: "Today we're here in Breckenridge, CO with Fonzinator and his family. It's a beautiful day for spring skiing. Look at Fonzinator ski like a pro."
*Camera pans to Fonzinator skiing down a very steep hill.

Fonzinator (bright, cheery, rosy-cheeked voice): "Gee Mom, gee Dad! Isn't this fun?! Look at me go! WEEEE!!!"
[/intro music]
[tense music]
Narrator: "Fonzinator's legs are getting tired. He should have ended his day on the last run like a good little boy."
Fonzinator (in horror): "Oh no!!"
*Fonzinator crashes hard.
[/tense music]
Narrator: "That loud pop you just heard was Fonzinator's right ACL tearing in two."

*Camera on Fonzinator laying in snow holding knee. Mom and Dad are standing above looking down at him.

Fonzinator (sad, rosy-cheeked voice with frown on face): "Gee mom, gee Dad...this kinda hurts and my knee feels funny."
Dad (glancing towards Mom in a glum voice): "Well Fonzy, looks like skiing is over for you."
*Mom has arms folded, nodding head at Dad.
[skipping, happy, whistly music]

*Camera goes to 60's medical model of a knee with a technican in a lab coat pointing to the patellar tendon and ACL when the narrator says them.

Narrator (slight chuckle at intro): "That's right Dad. There'll be no more skiing for Fonzinator for quite some time. He'll have to undergo months and months of physical therapy. In addition, he'll have to have reconstructive surgery to replace his ACL. The doctor will remove the middle of his patellar tendon - that's the tendon that holds Fonzinator's kneecap in place - and use that to replace his torn ACL. This will certainly be intensely painful for little Fonzinator and will be the most painful thing he's ever experienced."
Narrator: "That's all for today boys and girls."
[/skipping music outro]

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