Knee Injuries (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)

[orangeman]

Good luck with the results anyway,hope there not 2 bad

Yeah  donor,meant 2 eave you with no hamstring trouble down the line,as peoplewo get theres made out of there hamstring often have hamstring trouble

Thanks. Getting my MRI results on Monday. Doc reckons my Cruciate is gone but I'm hoping he's wrong. I'm back to (almost) full mobility - no limp when I'm walking or anything. I can't run or make any sharp turns but would this not mean it's unlikely to be my cruciate?

Been told to go to Ray Moran if it is. A doctor friend of mine told me not to go anywhere else.

He seems to be the best in Ireland regarding knees. Best of luck with it.

Thanks lads. Got the all clear this morning.  I have some bad bone bruising and have to take it easy for 8-12 weeks but structurally it's fine so no surgery required just plenty of physio. Happy days!!

Great news.

[Roashter]

I did mine a few years back and I put it down mainly to lack of rest.

I was only an average enough junior footballer, and that week I had a soccer match on Sunday, Gaelic training with seniors on Monday & Wednesday evenings plus a 5-a-side soccer on Tuesday evening with friends from work.
Then in a junior match on the Thursday I tore the cruciate.
There was no contact- I was marking a fella who was soloing with the ball and he suddenly changed direction. When I tried to change, the knee collapsed and the rest as they say is history.

Also, I was slight enough of build (although not any more), and had never really done any weights training.
Looking back now I realise how stupid I was.

My advice for all young (and not-so-young) players is to take rest when needed. You don't have to play/train at every opportunity. Also, incorporate regular weight training into your routine. You don't need to be pumping massive weights down in the gym every night, but some work on your quads & hamstrings should greatly reduce chances of bad knee injuries.

P.S. I could be wrong, but I think I read somewhere that Kevin Hayes of Portumna/Galway had torn his cruciate twice and 2nd time he didn't go for the operation as consultant told him his quads were strong enough to cope without acl and has been playing last few years without an acl in one of his knees.

[dowling]

Did my own some time ago and asked the consultant why it happens to some people and he said there was no knowledge as to why.
Nearly sure I read somewhere years ago that Larry Thompkins injured his knee in a match, I think an All-Ireland final, but played on. After the match he was talking to the Cork team doctor and told him he thought he'd torn his ligaments. Doctor - Murphy wasn't it- told him he wouldn't have been able to play on if he had. Turned out he had indeed torn them. Must have been the strength of his quads and hamstring muscles.
If the clock was turned back I'd probably go for the muscle development option as problems do kick in further down the line.

See I didn't even mention the Cork strike.

Ah FFS!!!! just did.

[RGU08]

Folks

I had key-hole surgey in November of last year to repair my miniscus and a partially torn crruciate, the surgeon told me that he removed 1/3 of my miniscus and 2/3 of my cruciate. I recently returned to training (two sessions) but didn't trust my knee in terms of turning sharply I kept feeling it was going to give way on me.

I met with my specialist during the week and he advised me that if I wanted to get back to playing that I would need a full cruciate re-construction done.

I'm 31 and coming to the end of my career, I had planned to play on another 1 or 2 seasons but this news has thrown a spanner in the works!!! I really don't fancy going through the operation and 9 months rehabilitation (minimum) and I'm just looking advice. My knee isn't sore in my everyday life or work, will it give me much trouble in my later years if I don't get the operation done?

[Family guy]

Maybe you should get it as it wud strengten it up to near as good as new,tho depends what your work situation is and that as you will be off for a wile and will take alot of time for rehab,alot of hard work to be done after

[INDIANA]

Did my own some time ago and asked the consultant why it happens to some people and he said there was no knowledge as to why.
Nearly sure I read somewhere years ago that Larry Thompkins injured his knee in a match, I think an All-Ireland final, but played on. After the match he was talking to the Cork team doctor and told him he thought he'd torn his ligaments. Doctor - Murphy wasn't it- told him he wouldn't have been able to play on if he had. Turned out he had indeed torn them. Must have been the strength of his quads and hamstring muscles.
If the clock was turned back I'd probably go for the muscle development option as problems do kick in further down the line.

See I didn't even mention the Cork strike.

Ah FFS!!!! just did.

Dowling he kicked a 65 yard free with his cruciate gone. You're right he played on. Unheard of but again down to his leg muscle strength. He had to get the op done.


Mc Geeney never got his operated on - just strengthened the leg muscles. Must have been only a partial tear.