title: Psychological rehabilitation from anterior cruciate ligament-medial collateral ligament reconstructive surgery: a case study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Research has shown that some of the more common psychological responses to injury (ie, depression, anger, anxiety) are amplified in cases of traumatic injury.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  An 18-year-old male scholarship soccer player who, owing to a perceived deliberate injurious tackle by an opposition player, tore the medial collateral ligament and anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee. A psychological case perspective is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Various personal and situational factors can compound negative psychological response to injury. A number of extreme responses are explored, including posttraumatic stress, depression, and fear of reinjury.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Practitioners should be willing and able to facilitate referral in the instance of more extreme psychological response to anterior cruciate ligament injury.
authors.affiliation: Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Siobhain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McArdle