The Need of Acl Surgery Oxford for Athletes and Sportsmen

Knee is an important part of the human body. Knee connects the thigh part of the body with the leg. Knee joint is the strongest joint present in the human body. The knee joint covers three bones femur, tibia and patella. The knee joint is so strong that a person experiences many falls while playing sports or during minor accidents but the knee is intact and seldom gets damaged other than minor pain or ligament tear. 

Acl surgery Oxford or more commonly known as anterior cruciate ligament (Acl) reconstruction is done when people and mostly sportsmen and athletes tear their knee ligament. Acl reconstruction or surgery is done to reconstruct the ligament in the center of the knee. The Acl ligament connects the tibia (the shin bone) with the femur (the thigh bone). A sports playing man or woman may tear his Acl ligament during rigorous exercise or playing on the field. 

Acl surgery Oxford is fairly common in people participating in the sports of basketball, football, athletics and soccer where there is high risk of tearing the knee ligament. A sports playing person may tear his Acl ligament while doing high speed maneuvers, sidestepping or landing awkwardly. The person may experience swollen area around the injury and a lot of pain and discomfort while walking. 

The doctor takes x-rays in hopes of finding the source of pain and any possible fractures. There is a physical therapy method which can be done in cases of partial tear in the ligaments and this is a non-surgical treatment. Acl surgery Oxford involves first sedating the patient with anesthesia. The tissue needed to replace damaged Acl will come from the person’s own body, this is known as auto graft. The procedure is done with help of knee arthroscopy where a camera is inserted which helps surgeon to monitor the operation and look for other damaged ligaments. The surgeon will remove the torn ligament and replace it with the auto graft.