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"Research physiotherapist Lucy Salmon said Medicare data showed the number of children undergoing ACL reconstructions had more than tripled in the past 15 years.
She said those figures did not take into account children who injured their ACLs but did not undergo surgery, children who were not correctly diagnosed, or that were treated in the public system.
The ACL ligament helps hold the knee together. It can be injured when a person pivots, changes direction quickly or lands awkwardly from a jump."
Article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-...ding-knee-surgery-for-sports-injuries/8008236
And people who do their acl can look forward to future issues:
"Long-term health is affected, too: Studies have found 10 to 20 years after an ACL injury, the rates of degenerative knee osteoarthritis are greater than 50% regardless of whether the ACL was surgically repaired.
“This is significant,” said Cynthia R. LaBella, M.D., FAAP, a member of the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Executive Committee and lead author of the report. “It means adolescents with ACL injuries will likely be facing osteoarthritis in their 30s. This can limit daily function and participation in physical activities.”
Article:
http://www.aappublications.org/content/35/5/11.1
She said those figures did not take into account children who injured their ACLs but did not undergo surgery, children who were not correctly diagnosed, or that were treated in the public system.
The ACL ligament helps hold the knee together. It can be injured when a person pivots, changes direction quickly or lands awkwardly from a jump."
Article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-...ding-knee-surgery-for-sports-injuries/8008236
And people who do their acl can look forward to future issues:
"Long-term health is affected, too: Studies have found 10 to 20 years after an ACL injury, the rates of degenerative knee osteoarthritis are greater than 50% regardless of whether the ACL was surgically repaired.
“This is significant,” said Cynthia R. LaBella, M.D., FAAP, a member of the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Executive Committee and lead author of the report. “It means adolescents with ACL injuries will likely be facing osteoarthritis in their 30s. This can limit daily function and participation in physical activities.”
Article:
http://www.aappublications.org/content/35/5/11.1
