The need for treatment of knee ligament injuries

  The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) connects the tibia to the femur and is an important structure in maintaining the stability of the knee joint. In addition to its role as a bond, the sensory nerve endings in the ligament also play a role in maintaining knee stability through a proprioceptive feedback mechanism, and a ruptured ACL not only leads to knee instability, which affects motor function, but also aggravates joint damage by secondary injury to major intra-articular structures. Ten years after ACL rupture, the incidence of meniscal damage increases to more than 90% and the incidence of articular cartilage damage increases to 80%, leading to secondary traumatic arthritis and, in severe cases, joint replacement surgery.  Therefore, ACL reconstruction is necessary in order to keep intra-articular damage from further deterioration.