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Support Guide<br />
MANAGING<br />
ACL INJURIES<br />
POWERING MOTION™<br />
WHAT ARE<br />
ACL INJURIES?<br />
Ligaments are elastic bands of tissue that attach<br />
bones together. In the knee, four ligaments connect<br />
the thighbone (femur)to the shin bone (tibia), allowing<br />
the knee joint to move and rotate with strength and<br />
stability. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), located<br />
in the center of the knee, controls forward movement Femur (thigh bone)<br />
and rotation, and helps prevent the knee from<br />
hyperextending.<br />
ACL injuries happen when too much force is placed on<br />
the ligament and the tissue is stretched or torn. ACL<br />
sprains and tears most often result from sudden stops,<br />
abrupt changes in direction, or jumping and landing — all Anterior<br />
Cruciate<br />
common movements in sports such as soccer, football Ligament<br />
and basketball. <a title="DJO ACL Patient Education Guide 2020 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8954c13c?page=1"> Support Guide MANAGING ACL INJURIES POWER</a>
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<a title="DJO ACL Patient Education Guide 2020 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8954c13c?page=4"> MANAGING ACL INJURY Your options for managing you</a>
<a title="DJO ACL Patient Education Guide 2020 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8954c13c?page=5"> ACL SURGERY Surgeons perform about 100,000 ACL r</a>
<a title="DJO ACL Patient Education Guide 2020 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8954c13c?page=6"> POST-OP SOLUTIONS Post-op Care: Following ACL sur</a>
<a title="DJO ACL Patient Education Guide 2020 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/8954c13c?page=7"> FINDING THE RIGHT ACL KNEE BRACE </a>
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