The recent knee injury sustained by Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper, in last Saturday’s All-Ireland Club Football Semi-Final, has once again brought the issue of cruciate ligament injuries to the fore. Many people are aware that injury to these ligaments can certainly be a season ending injury; a devastating blow for any sports person, but why are these ligaments so important? The knee contains four main ligaments. The medial and lateral collateral ligaments are on either side of the knee. They control side to side movement of the knee. Two cruciate ligaments run inside the knee joint. The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) runs from the front of the thigh bone (femur) to … Continue reading Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries