INJURIES
IN SPORTS
ADVANTAGES
FOLLOWING AN IMMEDIATE
TREATMENT AFTER TRECROSS LIGAMENT SURGERY
Stratoglou
Panagiotis, Kokkinou Sotiria, Georgiadou Evdokia
Alexander
Technological Education Institute Thessaloniki, Greece
Due to the increasing number of
people participating in highly demanded sports, like skiing, the number
of trecross ligament injuries counts the 25%-30% of all knee lesions.
(Paletta & Warren 1994). Through the last decades it has been
noticed that people who take immediate surgery treatment returning to
their normal functional activities within 4-6 months. This is
achieved by quick heavy load moving treatment in conjunction with a
full range motion and a strengthening program which emphasize on the
graft protection. An additional advantage of an immediate treatment
after surgery is the load of the cartilage through movement and
pressure. Finally, under the treatment the reproduction of
collagen it is increased and the bones and the soft tissue respond
better and more naturally.
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