Synonyms in the broadest sense

Ruptured anterior cruciate knee ligaments, ACL, ACL-rupture, cruciate ligament lesion, anterior knee instability, anterior knee ligament insufficiency, chronic insufficiency of the anterior cruciate ligaments of the knee, cruciate ligament rupture, cruciate ligament plastic, cruciate ligament replacement, anterior cruciate ligament of the knee

German: vorderer Kreuzbandriss

Definition

A fresh rupture / injury of the anterior cruciate knee ligament (ACL-Injury) is the complete or partial laceration (rupture) of ligament continuity after exceeding their overexpansion reserves by an external violent force. A previous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament that usually is caused by an accident persists as a persistent, ligament damage.