{"id":185156,"date":"2022-02-02T13:59:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T11:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmedicover.mcdevelop.hu\/surgeries-inpatient-care\/orthopaedic-surgery\/arthroscopic-knee-surgery\/anterior-cruciate-ligament-acl-surgery\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T10:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:35:23","slug":"anterior-cruciate-ligament-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicare-group.hu\/en\/surgeries-inpatient-care\/orthopaedic-surgery\/arthroscopic-knee-surgery\/anterior-cruciate-ligament-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery<\/h1>\n\t
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Anterior cruciate ligament injury is one of the most common types of knee ligament injuries that occur during sports activities. Injury to the cruciate ligament changes the kinematics of the knee and, as a result, can cause long-term degenerative changes (wear on the joint surfaces, meniscus injury) if left untreated. The following article describes in more detail the anterior cruciate ligament injury and possible treatments, as well as the procedures for anterior cruciate ligament surgery.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Where is the anterior cruciate ligament located?<\/h2>\n\t
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In addition to the tendons and muscles, four ligaments are responsible for the stability of the knee joint so that the bones do not move out of place: the lateral collateral and medial collateral ligaments prevent lateral movement, and the intersecting, anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments prevent forward and backward movement.<\/p>\n

The anterior cruciate ligament (ligamentum cruciatum anterius<\/em> – LCA) and the posterior cruciate ligament (ligamentum crutiatum posterius<\/em> – LCP) are located in the middle of the knee, inside the joint capsule, and are covered with synovium. Bundles of fibres form both and due to the different location of the origin and adhesion points, one of the ligaments is always in a tight state.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The anterior cruciate ligament originates inside the condyle of the femur, twisting slightly outward about its own axis, moving forward, toward the midline, and adhering to the adhesion of the medial meniscus. Its length is approx. 30 mm, width approx. 10 mm and a thickness of approx. 5 mm. Heavy-duty measurements have shown that a force of 1800 N is required to tear the anterior cruciate ligament.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

What is the function of the anterior cruciate ligament?<\/h2>\n\t
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The anterior cruciate ligament performs the following functions within the knee joint:<\/p>\n