TOTBİD Dergisi

TOTBİD Dergisi

2020, Cilt 19, Sayı, 4     (Sayfalar: 512-516)

The role of conservative treatment after anterior cruciate ligament injury

Sevan Sıvacıoğlu 1, Tunca Cingöz 1, Mehmet Erdil 1

1 Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul

DOI: 10.14292/totbid.dergisi.2020.63
Görüntüleme: 645
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İndirme : 576

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a common injury in orthopedic practice. ACL surgery ensures knee function, anteroposterior stability, and rotational stability with high success rates. Patient selection is very important non operative treatment of ACL injury and should be performed with objective criteria. Small percentage of patients may benefit from non operative treatment. In this method physical therapy program including exercises for recovering knee functions, muscle strengthening, balance, proprioception, and core strength is applied. Patient should be evaluated with objective criteria for returning to sports and previous activity level.

Anahtar Kelimeler : anterior cruciate ligament; conservative treatment