Persons who fall down or are in car accidents often do not feel pain in their knee until the next day.
Knee injury from car accident incidents is a common injury that is sustained
as a result of a vehicle collision. Knee injury
from car accident incidents occurs with a sudden violent exterior impact to the knee or a severe twisting
or hyperextension of the leg that results in trauma to the knee. In car accidents,
a victim's knee can hit some internal portion of the vehicle upon impact with another object or in rollover accidents.
Knee injury from car accident injuries can result from sudden impact between the knee
and the vehicle's dashboard, door, window, and even roof.
The most common type of knee injury from car accident incidents is an ACL injury,
or damage to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. This type of injury accounts
for seventy percent of all knee injuries and is most common in high-impact sports such as football
and basketball. ACL knee injury from car accident incidents occurs when the knee joint
is forced into extreme torsion causing the ACL to stretch or tear.
The severity of these types of injuries varies depending on the extent of ACL damage.
The ACL can tear resulting in mild pain without joint instability,
or a complete rupture can occur between the ligament and the bone resulting in severe disability
and complete loss of joint stability.
ACL knee injury from car accident incidents can be very painful and debilitating.
Victims may not be able to use the affected leg for an extended period of time.
ACL knee injury from car accident incidents is diagnosed through the use of x-rays.
An extended healing time with supportive braces and other medical rehabilitative techniques must be employed
after knee injury from car accident incidents.
Another less common type of knee injury from car accident incidents is injury to the MCL or Medial Collateral Ligament.
This type of knee injury from car accident incidents occurs less often but is sustained more easily
if the impact in an accident damages these ligaments.
The MCL is located on the inner side of the knee area but outside the knee joint.
The LCL, or Lateral Collateral Ligament, can also be damaged in knee injury
from car accident incidents. Victims who have suffered an MCL or LCL knee injury
from car accident incidents may hear and feel a pop in the affected knee.
The symptoms and treatment of these knee injuries closely resemble those of an ACL injury.