Impact of Physical therapy in a Classical Case of ACL Tear Along with Meniscal Tear: A Case Report

Abstract

ACL injury is the commonest injury in the sports players. Most common cause of ACL injury is twisting of knee or sudden stopping in the bend knee position this causes the anterior sliding of the femur on tibia. The injury to ACL alter the weight bearing pattern in the on the normal side and can lead to side to side asymmetry in the knee joint. The injury to ACL or tear can have negative long term physical and psychological effect. Ligament injury is accompanied with pain, popping sound, joint instability and swelling. Patients develop peculiar strategies of neuromuscular activation to prevent joint instability according to the motor task performed. Although being standardized in most of the clinical settings, the rehabilitation protocol should be susceptible to changes and adapted to the needs of the single patient at different timings over the entire recovery process. A 26 year old male patient came to OPD with pain and instability while climbing down the stairs and squatting after investigation he was diagnosed with grade 3 ACL tear with grade 3 medial meniscal tear for that he underwent a surgery. The graft was taken from semitendinosis muscle. The patient was started with ACL rehabilitation protocol and showed a good recovery and improved ROM and reduction in pain.