Contents:
- Medical Video: Arthritis Pain Relief : Thigh Muscle Strengthening Exercises
- What is the cruciate ligament?
- What is the function of the cruciate ligament?
- What causes thigh injury after exercise?
- Signs and symptoms of thigh injury after exercise
- How do you treat thigh injuries after exercising?
- Thigh injuries (cruciate ligaments) should be examined by a doctor for accurate diagnosis
Medical Video: Arthritis Pain Relief : Thigh Muscle Strengthening Exercises
Sciatica is an injury that is familiar to anyone who exercises regularly. Thigh muscles, in particular, generate a lot of energy, so they are also subject to a lot of damage. One of them is an injury to the thigh ligament cruciate.
With a name that is so difficult to spell, it turns out that handling this one thigh muscle injury is easy. Read on to find out more
What is the cruciate ligament?
Cruciate ligaments are a pair of connective tissue that serves to attach the femur to the shin. The name krusiatum itself is taken from the Latin "crux" which in English is called "cross" because it forms a pair of ligaments that cross one another. The cruciate ligament consists of the anterior cruciate ligament and the posterior cruciate ligament.
What is the function of the cruciate ligament?
Ligament krusiatum is 2 of 4 ligaments that function to stabilize the knee joint when moving so that it is not easily shifted. In addition to the cruciate ligaments, there are also medial and lateral collateral ligaments. The anterior ligament serves to keep the shin from shifting forward, while the posterior ligament serves to keep the shin from shifting backward.
What causes thigh injury after exercise?
The anterior ligament injury is caused by sports injuries, both in contact and without contact.
Signs and symptoms of thigh injury after exercise
To diagnose an anterior thigh ligament injury, the doctor will usually ask about the injury mechanism - whether contact or non-contact. The mechanism of non-contact injury is usually related to sudden changes in direction of running or when landing after jumping. The patient will hear a "Pop!" Sound on the knee and usually cannot continue to exercise due to unstable pain, swelling and knees. Within a few hours hemarthrosis will form. Whereas contact injuries are usually associated with wider injuries.
On a physical examination several maneuvers such as:
- Lachman test
- Pivot shift test
- Anterior drawer test
How do you treat thigh injuries after exercising?
As an emergency treatment, what must be done first is to reduce pain and swelling under the RICE principle (rest, ice, compress,and elevation) and pain relievers such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen. Rest your knees by using a tool like a crutch for a while.
After the first treatment, the next treatment step depends on the level and type of injury, starting from a rehabilitation program or undergoing surgery to reconstruct damaged thigh ligaments.
Thigh injuries (cruciate ligaments) should be examined by a doctor for accurate diagnosis
To see the structure of the ligaments damaged by thigh injuries can be used MRI, arthrogram, or X-ray examination. MRI is the most sensitive scanning technique (90-98%) and can find a tear in the anterior ligament cranium.
With X-rays, the doctor can find a Segond fracture on the anteroposterior, ie a lateral capsule avulsion fracture, which is an indirect sign of anterior cruciate ligament injury. Meanwhile, lateral position X rays can be found fractures lateral notch which is in the lateral femoral condyle. This finding is often found in chronic anterior ligamentous cranial injury caused by anterior subluxation of the lateral tibial base.
In general, arthrograms have been replaced by MRI and arthrograms must be performed by doctors who are experienced in doing double-contrast arthrography.
