The mechanism of damage and the stage of physical rehabilitation after injuries of the cruciate ligament of the knee joint in athletes

TSports games are characterized by mostly fast and jerky movements, abrupt braking and stops a lot of jumping. All of this places a heavy load on the lower limbs of athletes and knee joints in particular.Leading sports traumatologists, both European and us unanimously put the lesions of the knee in sports games for leadership positions. According to Eriksson’s opinion and observation (Sweden) football and skiing are the most traumatic for the COP. The percentage of injuries of the knee joint in studies of soccer players ranged from 12% to 30% (Nilson, Roas - 14%, Sulivan et al.Was 12%, Ekstzand, - 20%, Albert- 18 %, Mironova Z. S. - 32%).Given the extraordinary popularity of football and its worldwide prevalence, we can conclude that the total number of knee injuries is much higher than in other sports.Most often, while injured ligament of the knee, either lateral or crosswise. Their role in sports is very large, firstly, they hold the joint in the right position and carry out a smooth sliding of the articular surfaces...