Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears, Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injuries, and Meniscal Tears
These injuries can occur due to contact, non-contact, or in some cases, overuse.
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, are the most common major knee injuries in many sports. Interestingly, the damage usually occurs without contact with another player, but because of a sudden change in direction
Motions such as cutting and pivoting can put a great amount of force on the knee. The positioning of the ACL makes it responsible for maintaining the integrity of the knee against that force. Injuries often occur when an athlete/person plants their foot on the ground and attempts to rotate their body in relation to that planted foot, placing their weight on it. These motions create a twisting force across the knee joint that the ACL must absorb. When the ACL cannot cope with this force, it ruptures.