As football becomes faster and more intense, and as players face more matches and more training sessions in the course of a year, the risk of injury increases too. And among the most common of all are knee injuries. A torn patella tendon - the injury that Brazil's superstar Ronaldo suffered in April 2000. Reuters IFA studies have shown that foul play is a major factor in modern football injuries.
Knee ligaments act to stabilize the knee.
The knee Anatomic diagram of the anterior right knee joint 1. Posterior cruciate ligament 2. Lateral meniscus 3. Lateral collateral ligament 4. Anterior cruciate ligament 8.