title: Basketball knee injuries and the anterior cruciate ligament.
abstract: Basketball arguably may present the greatest risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury because it is well known that ACL injuries may occur with external or internal rotation of the tibia with or without hyperextension. All of these mechanical phenomena occur repetitively in a running, jumping, and cutting sport such as basketball. This article discusses the diagnosis and mechanism of injury as well as treatment of ACL injury.
authors: Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, Phoenix, Arizona.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Emerson
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture