Diagnosis and treatment of cruciate ligament injuries of the knee

  Diagnosis of cruciate knee ligament rupture: 1. Clear history of trauma.  2, Pain, swelling soon after the injury, and inability to bear weight.  3.Positive drawer test and positive Lachman test.  4.X-ray shows that there may be intercondylar spine avulsion, and drawer position film shows tibial anterior displacement of more than 5 mm.  Treatment of knee cruciate ligament rupture: 1. partial rupture (positive drawer test or Lachman test) with straight splinting for 4 weeks.  2. Complete rupture (positive for both drawer test and Lachman test) within 2 weeks for emergency surgery.  3, old rupture has instability first muscle exercises, if there is no significant improvement then the cruciate ligament must be reconstructed.