- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) – a ligament in the center of the knee that prevents the shin bone (tibia) from moving forward on the thigh bone (femur).
- Anterior Force
- Anterior translation
- Cruciate ligament – control the front and back motion of your knee.
- Diagnostic ultrasound – is an imaging method that uses sound waves to show structures inside your body.
- Distal – refers to parts of the body further away from the center.
- Endpoint
- Femur – is the longest and strongest bone in your body, also known as the thigh bone.
- Gait – is a person’s pattern or style of walking.
- Graft –
- Insoles – a piece of material inside a shoe on which your foot rests to make it warmer or more comfortable.
- Laxity – looseness of a limb or muscle
- Ligament – tough fibrous band of connective tissue that serves to support the internal organs and hold bones together in proper articulation at the joints.
- Magnetic Resonance Imagery (MRI) Scan – is a type of scan that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the inside of the body
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) – is one of several ligaments that connect the thighbone to the shinbone.
- Posterior Translation
- Proximal – refers to a part of the body that is closer to the center of the body than another part.
- Range of motion (ROM) – refers to how far you can move or stretch a part of your body, such as a joint or a muscle.
- Rotational instability
- Subluxation – is an incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint.
- Tibia – also known as the shinbone or shankbone which is one of two bones that comprise the leg.
- Valgus force
- X-ray – is a common imaging test that uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs on film or digital media.