ADVANTAGES FOLLOWING AN IMMEDIATE TREATMENT AFTER TRECROSS LIGAMENT SURGERY

INJURIES IN SPORTS

ADVANTAGES FOLLOWING AN IMMEDIATE TREATMENT AFTER TRECROSS LIGAMENT SURGERY

Stratoglou Panagiotis, Kokkinou Sotiria, Georgiadou Evdokia
Alexander Technological Education Institute Thessaloniki, Greece

Due to the increasing number of people participating in highly demanded sports, like skiing, the number of trecross ligament injuries counts the 25%-30% of all knee lesions. (Paletta & Warren 1994). Through the last decades it has been noticed that people who take immediate surgery treatment returning to their normal functional activities within 4-6 months.  This is achieved by quick heavy load moving treatment in conjunction with a full range motion and a strengthening program which emphasize on the graft protection. An additional advantage of an immediate treatment after surgery is the load of the cartilage through movement and pressure.  Finally, under the treatment the reproduction of collagen it is increased and the bones and the soft tissue respond better and more naturally.