Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury in a rural tertiary care hospital

Niharika Kochhal; Rahul Thakur; Vasant Gawande

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_812_19

Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury in a rural tertiary care hospital

J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Dec 10;8(12):4032-4035. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_812_19. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Niharika Kochhal¹, Rahul Thakur², Vasant Gawande³

Affiliations

¹ Student, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (DMIMSU), Sawangi, Maharashtra, India.
² Senior Resident, Department of Orthopedics, AVBRH Rural Hospital, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Maharashtra, India.
³ Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics, AVBRH Rural Hospital, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

Introduction: Knee is the largest joint in the human body with a very complex anatomy. It is a mobile trochoginglymus (i.e. a pivotal hinge joint), which permits flexion and extension as well as a slight medial and lateral rotation. Since the knee supports nearly the whole weight of the body, it is vulnerable to both acute injury and the development of osteoarthritis. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligament for the proper movement of knee joint. ACL injury commonly causes knee instability than injury to other knee ligaments.

Conclusion: In our study, we found the following: 1. Patients suffering from road traffic accidents have the highest rate of development of ACL injury department of Jawaharlal Nehru medical collage sawangi. 2. Twisting injuries/trivial fall injuries/injuries from fall on ground give the second highest numbers of ACL injuries in rural population. 3. Men are more prone to have ACL injury than women in rural population. 4. Patients falling in the age group of 16-25 years of age are more prone to have ACL injuries in rural population.

Keywords: ACL injury; anterior cruciate ligament injury; incidence; sports injury.