Is Your ACL Torn?

[@lilsnoozyvert1234]

Just hurt my knee last Sunday and this video is the best one I’ve seen explaining everything that is going on. Super helpful thank you!

[@estelleadamski308]

Just curious. Did you go to the DR & have it checked out? I hurt my knee 9 days ago and will see an orthopedic tomorrow.

[@venpul244]

Very well explained doctor.

[@dmaeroflyer9279]

Loved your video. I tore my ACL but there wasn’t a “Pop!” Also, my knee bent almost 90* Laterally. I have no pain and even when this happened, I experienced no pain. I also have bone brushing and Meniscus tearing. I injured the knee playing tennis over a month ago. I will be getting an operation.

[@Yuji_Itadori2368]

Any update? Basically the same thing happened to me.

[@Learner-lq3vu]

This is Goated Video out there in youtube to understand ACL torn .

[@LewisPlayz123]

Bro i think my acl is torn becuz i was a defender and i was defending a lw and i bent over and as soon as he turned and ran i turned and ran and i felt something in my knee twist or like come out of place

[@MillennialBro]

Great video to help me understand this whole situation, really appreciate it. Expecting a newborn baby any day now, so this is super helpful to understand I can power through for a little while longer.

[@cairanhammond1838]

Thanks for the informative video off for a Mri as soon as i get the call

[@CameronSevyn]

Great video- I couldn’t find the video about a swollen knee that you mentioned in the video

[@priscillalk5324]

The best video I have watched 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 lost hope mid way through the video part the last part is encouraging 🙌🏾

[@colleenhanson1840]

Great explanation & images.

[@jumboblading]

Thank you for this and explaining it so well.

[@BGK2223]

Best video I've seen on the topic. Pictures help. My question for you is the difference between an ACL tear and a thigh strain. I was injured 3 1/2 weeks ago. Felt the pop. Walking, stairs, sitting was painful. Swelling on knee and upper thigh. Still have a little bruising behind my knee and also on my ankle (no pain there). Now I can walk really well, can bike a couple of miles, but as you said, I'm worried about lateral movements vs straight. Thank you for the great video!

[@petermwale1840]

Exactly what I'm experiencing. Thanks for the vid.

[@colyheaven]

Thank you, very helpful!

[@solomonnissan6226]

I didn’t hear the pop over the car flinging me through the air

[@donaldgolden3169]

You were walking and got hit

[@gracemoses5459]

Oop 😭I am so sorry

[@jbbolts]

get your ears checked first

[@amandaviola5112]

Same though 😅

[@Cutepets321]

Am so sorry 😢❤

[@ffxv9m]

ty for the knowledege Dr..jazakallah

[@julesbozz]

Hi Lydia, That's great it's healing my ACL is fully torn but I can walk. I really don't want to do the surgery. I'll take on the advice of healthy eating thank you.

[@estelleadamski308]

I injured my knee at home 9 days ago. Going to see an orthopedic tomorrow. I didn;t not hear a audible snap, but, I falling off the side of a sidewalk, at the same time the injury occured. I was limping & had swelling and could not put weight on my knees i do hear crackling sounds & extreme pain. Sleeping at night was impossible on my back, had to sleep on my side. Something definitely happened. Anxious to find out the answers tomorrow.

[@agwulonicful]

Amazing teaching video.

[@vikasdhiman7949]

Confirming everything is correct, I can absolutely say that I have torn the ACL of my right knee while playing football. I will come here after full recovery and tell you all that I have started playing football again.

[@pranavgor4457]

Did you?

[@mattyLUFC]

hope you have a speedy recovery bro. i tore it last month playing basketball and had surgery a couple of weeks ago. i am starting rehab on Tuesday

[@wm5065]

Oh my! He said it just the way it happened to me, the sports activity, the pop sound, the limping . All of it was right to the T. Now my problem is I can't do any physical activity without me thinking my knee would give out. It's a really painful situation

[@djkocka7922]

I partially tore my acl a couple years ago, i did not get surgery, my doctor said there is still some of it there and that i would be able to play football, but i must strenghten my quads and leg muscles alot. So don't be scared its all in your head, don't be afraid to put pressure so your muscles don't fall of

[@dulinahewage2303]

Great information 🙏

[@mushroomman1856]

Ding ding ding!!! Thats what I think I have. Snow ball fights are all fun and games until I tore my ACL.

[@pmarquisYT]

Very good info, Thanks a lot.

[@godisthegreatest1297]

The loud pop was terrifying i remember it so clearly i thought I broke my leg or something but nope I thought it was fine i walked to my home and went to bed when i woke up in the morning my knee was hurting so bad and the color was red due to inside bleeding all night,as a futboll player the worst thing that could happen just happened and the dream to be a professional futboll player died right there

[@faysalamin8734]

Hey doc. I fell down from a 7 feet high wall. Then I might feel or hear some cracking sound. But my X-ray was normal indicating swelling in my knee. I also cant run fast or too much pressurize on my knee. It happened 4 months ago

[@alexmaxfied5054]

Thank you that helped alot bc I was in football practice and everything you just described is how it felt I felt a pop and I limped off the field and it's very swollen like alot and it hurts so bad but if I'm laying still I don't hurt and I'll even forgot about it when I go to move it

[@salvadordelatorre4838]

Tore my acl 3 yrs ago,kept playing soccer. No surgery. Just last week it popped so loud and hurt like a mfer. In both times I never had swelling occur just slight limping and soreness along the outside of my knee.

[@salvadordelatorre4838]

How long till the soreness goes away and instability feeling go away? Truly I don’t care about soccer any more and just want to get back to work.

[@user-qf9bu3wp1c]

Great video! I wish I had seen this a year ago. It would have saved me a lot of pain and suffering. And frustration with Kaiser Permanente orthopedic surgeons. 😂

[@cormacsee]

Great video thank you !

[@RoadToTheCup]

My knee issue is behind and right front side (left) I cannot normally get up without it hurting SEVERELY!!! I know because I felt something clicking when I do subtle movements, So I tested myself back against a wall down to a couched position, now when I get up that I put most of the strain on my left knee it hurts severely, it's possibly the Collateral Ligament, it also hurts on the front right side where the ACL is, I cannot stand for more than 30 minutes without it starting to hurt, I can bike no issue, but if I walk after about 1hr it starts to tingle hurt, or I'm sitting down and how I put my foot on the wheel leg where it's just behind, and then I move there is clicking felling on that right side where the ACL is.

[@ricardocenteno375]

I feel exactly that same pain and movement like my knee comes out of place I got it after running on incline on the treadmill

[@jaynewhite3287]

I fell awarward and heard a popping feeling..Had a MIR and said that I tourn my ACL ligment in half and ruptured a cysit behind my. Still having physiotherapy and still sollwen

[@mdabunayeem8067]

You should make more videos.

[@joelhurtmd-austinorthopedi4131]

Thanks...I'll have to change my methodology. Each one of these took 4 hours to produce!!!

[@fiveeyes2802]

Thanks, this was very helpful!

[@manuell4968]

I been dealing with knee problems for 5 years and just recently came across a video that shows how my knee is when I walk. It shifts back and forth

[@chelsealeech1674]

Acl controls twisting, it won’t affect you walking but the second you have all your weight on that leg whilst not facing straight you end up on the floor!! Not a case of my knee moves when I walk that’s a separate issue, one wrong move with this tear and you’re on the floor in agony like you know somethings wrong

[@manuell4968]

@@chelsealeech1674 i went to get an MRI and I don't have a tear i have knee joint effusion 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Mdirrp]

@@manuell4968 what caused ur knee effusion and how do u treat it

[@manuell4968]

@@Mdirrp i have no idea actually i don't remember because I had memory loss after I woke up from the coma.

[@manuell4968]

@@Mdirrp and I im going to be getting some type of surgery or treatment. Im not sure yet

[@chromebomb]

i for sure torn my acl today

[@ameet6323]

Hi doc its almost been 2 months since i fell from motorcycle and torn my acl of my left leg. My upper and lower bones seems intact while doc examined. I took rest and medicine as suggested. Now i feel some instability and pain while walking. Is it usual ? And how long will it take to b normal? M worried

[@AjGaming-qx2uq]

How can we diagnose complete and partial torn ACL looking at the MRI

[@joelhurtmd-austinorthopedi4131]

That's a little technical. Short version is you can still see some fibers in continuity between the tibia and femur. As I explained however, if there is a pivot shift bruise pattern in the bone the critical functional part of your ACL is torn.

[@gautamnagvekar9934]

Thanks you ❤️👍

[@HUMANISTAN]

My mri report says mild synovial effusion,,it has been two years,,whenever I start workout it starts burning in my knee with minor swelling.g

[@Yohanes_Akale]

I have the same thing I hate I don't know what to do

[@simplytruth9729]

Aren't these the same symptoms for a MCL as well? My pain is inside knee.

[@queenmom9787]

I just seen my Dr for my knee today. And she felt around an said I may have torn my ACL and my L6? And wants me to do PT. My knee hurts so bad. It's been about 2wks now.

[@ricardocenteno375]

Is there therapy for this with no surgery?

[@billyflanagan9657]

Do you do the BEAR procedure or the bridge ligament procedure? Thanks

[@Iqbal_sibia]

Are you still in same town Dr Hurt ?

[@youniskhanuni789]

Sir I m volleyball player... I have aproblem in my left knee .. I do MRI... My problem is that my knee is in lock position about 10 to 5 percent and also a pain comes when I touch my knee to hips and the pain in lower side...so tell me sir is my acl tear(injury) are not..also tell me about my manicse tear(injury).. Can I recover it with axercise without surgery... Waiting for your opinions.. Thank you sir

[@franciscoolvera9443]

I fear I have torn my acl again. Should I go with same surgeon to do a revision surgery or seek someone else?

[@angelikamariae]

I was playing ping pong on a laminated floor while waiting socks in a basement. My right leg slipped to the side and the left leg wasn’t able to follow it. As a result I got my left knee bent on the side and it popped horrible. Is there an intuitive way to differentiate if I got a meniscus tear or an acl tear? ER didnt want to do an MRI but an X-ray which was certainly not showing this.

[@mohammedsuhail4314]

Is there any chance to recover fully torn acl

[@toohottyentertainment]

Thanks Doctor of Thuganomics

[@RichterMMA]

I'm an mma fighter. Injury my knee 2 weeks ago. Was in this move called "electric chair" and my knee popped and ripped. It swelled up the next day. Could really walk or bend my knee. I kept working on it limping. I can now jog and shadow box alittle. But I can't even do an airsquat without tons of pain. I have an orthopedic appointment in a couple weeks. Should I still go ? Or am I fine?

[@joelhurt4853]

I would go

[@kosembnihat]

Damn Doctor, youse name is Nasty

[@carrickcolin]

Hi Dr. I have extreme pain right behind my kneecap. If I am sitting down and I straighten my knee it's excruciating. I am a soccer player and this pain started last week while playing but I did not hear a pop plus no swelling. I played again two days ago and the pain is twice as bad now. Any idea, please? Thanks

[@sumantamang3367]

Update?

[@rise4097]

Update?

[@donjuan914]

Would it more common to tear your ACL doing squats or could that be a meniscus tear?

[@joelhurtmd-austinorthopedi4131]

For sure meniscus tear for that.

[@kingcherub9093]

I’m currently laying in pain as I’ve heard the popping sound! Right now I’m unable to straight my leg whatsoever! Is this normal for a torn ACL or is this something different? This happens frequently but this is the first time I’ve been unable to straight my leg and it’s been in severe pain for like 4 hours

[@joelhurt4853]

Could be just severe swelling. But could also be a locked bucket handle meniscus.

[@lucialerato5379]

Hi Doc i fell from the shower yesterday my knee is swollen and I am in pain I can bearly walk and I do not have money for the doctor

[@hyphymikey3351]

Pretty sure mine is torn :(

[@jeffpowers1979]

how about people over 70 that still have to work and doctors tell them they don't do ACL repairs on older people.

[@donaldgolden3169]

Can a dislocated knee cause your acl be torn?

[@joelhurtmd-austinorthopedi4131]

Depends on what you mean by a "dislocated" knee. A true dislocation of the knee (tibio-femoral joint) requires at least 3 ligaments to be torn...usually ACL, PCL, and MCL. It's a horrible injury with a long recovery. When most patients say dislocated knee they mean their kneecap (patella) dislocated. In that case, "No", your ACL would not be torn but your MPFL would be. Only 1/3 of patella dislocations go on to recurrent dislocations. Hope that helps.

[@donaldgolden3169]

I was walking and was hit by a pick up truck January 11 of last year, and had open fractures in my leg which required 2 rods and 13 pins... and my acl in my left knee was reconstructed.. the surgeon used a cadaver graft... so I tried that lachmon test and my left knee still is unstable... will that ever be ok again????

[@shereenwijethunge3391]

Can acl heal on it's on.

[@joelhurtmd-austinorthopedi4131]

Small partial ACL tears can but can a full-thickness ACL tear heal?...simple answer is "no". PCL's can but don't see that same type of healing with ACl's. We are trying to figure out ways to facilitate ACL repair with biologics and there are new techniques being used to try to do that but it's not widely done.