CorreiaACL by Bailey https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL Bailey Correia en-us 2014-11-19 18:28:04 UTC 2026-02-05 10:43:09 UTC hello@padlet.com What is it? baileycorreia44 https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42202645 An ACL tear or anterior cruciate ligament is one of the most common knee injuries. It's most common in people playing sports that have a large amount of strain on the knees. People who have torn their ACL usually can get full function in their knee with surgery.

]]> 2014-11-24 02:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42202645 What do the cells look like? baileycorreia44 https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42202901 2014-11-24 02:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42202901 What does it look like on a larger scale? baileycorreia44 https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203001 2014-11-24 02:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203001 How is it diagnosed? baileycorreia44 https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203068 An ACL tear is diagnosed by an physical exam at first. Then the doctor may use other methods such as MRI's, X-rays, and ultrasounds to determine the seriousness of the injury. There will be swelling and tenderness and will be easily noticeable in comparison to the uninjured knee.

]]> 2014-11-24 02:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203068 How can this be treated? baileycorreia44 https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203347 If you have a torn ACL it will not be healed by itself. You need to have surgery but you can wear braces and go to physical therapy to strengthen it. But usually surgery is the best option in rebuilding the torn ligament.

]]> 2014-11-24 02:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203347 Treatment  baileycorreia44 https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203519 2014-11-24 03:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203519 How can you prevent it baileycorreia44 https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203534 You can prevent ACL tears by stretching. Also doing if you are an athlete by doing different drills that require the use of balance and being agile. By using plyometric exercises it decreases the chance of a tear significantly.

]]> 2014-11-24 03:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203534 Why I chose this... baileycorreia44 https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203684 I chose this injury because my father and many people in my life have experienced an ACL tear. It interested me what they had to do to regain full function in their knee. And also me being an athlete this is one of the most common and season ending injuries that everyone tried to prevent and avoid.

]]> 2014-11-24 03:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203684 References  baileycorreia44 https://padlet.com/baileycorreia44/bcACL/wish/42203780 1. http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/injuryprevention/a/ACL_prevention.htm

2. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00549

3. http://www.walgreens.com/marketing/library/contents.html?docid=001074&doctype=1

4.  http://ehealthmd.com/acl-tears/surgery-acl-tears

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