I haven't had any surgery (yet), but I'm having problems with grinding pain. If you've had this injury please share info.
2006-10-14 15:14:25 · 4 answers · asked by Maggie Mae 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
There are no "pieces". Your anterior cruciate is a ligament, and ligaments are kind of like rubber bands in the body,,,,Imagine taking a rubber band stretching it a little, then taking scissors and cutting one side - The two ends pull away from each other. The same thing happens inside your body when you tear a ligament or tendon. Once this happens, you have cut off blood flow into the ligament, which keeps it healthy, and the tissue begins to "necrose", or die. After a long period of time, such as the 6 years you describe, the ligament deteriorates to non-existent. There are two ways to treat surgically, one is with a cadaver graft or another is a xenograft (animal graft transfer). Left untreated, pain will continue, likely get worse with activity, and eventually become arthritic
2006-10-15 11:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by zenrecovery 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ACL=Anterior Cruciate Ligament
It is torn and can be repaired,.
2006-10-14 22:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by GreenHornet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the "pieces" are floating around in there. that would explain the grinding pain.
2006-10-15 02:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by sirus3810 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED 6 YEARS AGO! This will lead to arthritis. Your bone is rubbing against bone, and that's why you're in pain. GO GET THIS REPAIRED A.S.A.P!
2006-10-15 06:11:38 · answer #4 · answered by Nerds Rule! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋