Did I Tear My ACL?
If you watch sports regularly, you’ve likely seen an athlete suddenly fall to the ground, writhing in pain and anguish, clutching their knee before being carried off the field or court. Soon after that, the news breaks that the reason the stricken athlete was so upset was not only because of pain or the inability to put any weight on their afflicted knee, but because they realize that they will be out of commission for a long time because they tore their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).