If you find it difficult or painful to engage in moderate activity because of knee pain and its not going away with usual remedies, you may have damaged, torn or ruptured your anterior cruciate ligament. The anterior cruciate ligament is a ligament that connects the patella, or kneecap to the upper portion of the tibia, or front shinbone. The anterior cruciate ligament is one of four ligaments found in the knee joint.

This ligament is extremely important in knee joint stability and since it can be damaged through fast changes in direction as well as pivoting or twisting movements, therefore activity, and not age factors are the determining factor on the type of treatment plan for damaged, torn or ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments.

Treatment
Common approaches to ACL treatment include:

• Non-surgical, physical therapy and rehabilitation
• Hinged knee brace
• Surgery – in cases where the torn ligament is also accompanied by an additional or secondary knee injury, surgical treatment may be advised.

Most surgical repairs of torn anterior cruciate ligaments are performed in outpatient facility scenarios and scheduled in the morning so patient can be discharged later in the day.  Arthroscopy, a minimally invasive procedure is opted for carrying out this procedure.

Repair of the torn or damaged tendon may require the surgeon to graft the torn or damaged anterior cruciate ligament with a portion of the knee (patellar) tendon. Grafts are held in place with metal or bioabsorbable screws.

Hospital Stay (Days)	Total Stay (Days)	Cost (Dollars)
2	7	4,000

Rehabilitation : We have organized a special rehabilitation program for physiotherapy, to help our patients recover their strength and independence, and to speedup their recovery we have the best professionals in this field to supervise and monitor the rehabilitation effort.