What symptom does patellar ligament damage have?

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Patella is also known as kneecap, kneecap, even skeleton. Anatomically, the bone of the same name. The knee joint is composed of the lower end of femur and the upper end of tibia by ligament traction. It is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body. It is located in front of the lower end of the femur and in the quadriceps femoris tendon. It is broad in the upper part and sharp in the lower part. What symptom does patellar ligament damage have? Let's talk about it

What symptom does patellar ligament damage have?

The patellar ligament can be damaged by direct violence such as collision and strike; The patellar ligament can also be damaged when the initial part of patellar ligament is suddenly pulled when the leg is lifted or the leg is suddenly straightened. If acute injury is not treated timely and effectively, it can turn into chronic injury. The most common disease in clinic is chronic strain lesion of patellar ligament caused by long-term and repeated traction.

At the beginning of the knee acid swelling discomfort, after a sustained dull pain. The pain was aggravated at the beginning of the activity, relieved after a little activity, but aggravated after excessive activity. Going up and down stairs, squatting, standing, walking with heavy load and kicking hard will make the lower patella ache; The pain was most obvious in the half squatting position.

Severe patients also have pain when walking on weekdays. The patient feels that the knee is soft and weak, and is prone to fatigue when walking, so that the shoulder can not be lifted, the hand can not be lifted, and the heavy load can not be carried.

matters needing attention

(1) Rest: the front, back, left and right of the knee joint are fixed with appropriate splints to rest the affected knee, which is very necessary for the recovery of early and acute lesions（ 2) Simple massage technique: scrape the patellar ligament back and forth 20-30 times with the thumb tip on the lesion site of the patellar ligament initial part, and then press it for 3-5 minutes, the symptoms of most patients will be improved or disappeared. However, if the patient does not get proper rest after treatment, the patellar ligament is still constantly pulled, and the symptoms may recur the next day. If we can insist on the treatment and make the local brake rest, the therapeutic effect is quite optimistic.