Sports players, regardless of professional or amateur, are at risk of anterior cruciate ligament rupture (ACL ligament rupture).

Defender Le Van Xuan received the SEA Games 31 Gold Medal on crutches on the evening of May 22 due to a torn cruciate ligament in his knee.

Doctor, Doctor Tang Ha Nam Anh, Director of Orthopedics Center – Tam Anh General Hospital System;

Two mechanisms cause this condition: anterior external rotation, and hyperextension.

In addition to sports, anterior cruciate ligament rupture can also occur in daily activities, most commonly due to motorbike accidents.

According to Dr. Nam Anh, medicine has two main methods to treat anterior cruciate ligament rupture: conservation and surgery.

On the contrary, people who need high-intensity sports activities such as playing football, basketball, jogging, tennis… need to undergo surgical treatment.

Laparoscopic surgery to treat anterior cruciate ligament rupture at Tam Anh General Hospital.

However, many cases of anterior cruciate ligament rupture have no signs or unclear signs, making the patient subjective and by the time they get to the hospital for treatment it is too late, forcing them to have surgery.

During a clinical examination, if the patient has ruptured the cruciate ligament 1-2 months ago without treatment, the doctor will check the tendons and quadriceps muscles.

Ligament assessment robot is only available at Tam Anh General Hospital.

In addition, Tam Anh Hospital also has a ligament assessment robot, an advanced diagnostic technique applied for the first time in Vietnam.

Some cases of partial cruciate ligament rupture, or complete rupture but still preserving attachment points and blood vessels (usually wounds less than 3 weeks old), at the Department of Sports Medicine and Endoscopy – Tam Anh General Hospital

Dr. Nam Anh noted that `ligament emergency` requires going to the hospital immediately upon injury to accurately determine the extent of the injury, and then decide on an effective treatment method for each individual.