Common Sports Injuries — Lower Limb
- ACL Tear Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament, usually non-contact, causing rotational instability of the knee.
- Meniscus Tear Tear of the knee's fibrocartilage shock absorber, from acute rotation in the young or degeneration in the older…
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Anterior knee pain from the patellofemoral joint with no other identifiable pathology. A clinical diagnosis of exclusion.
- Iliotibial Band (ITB) Syndrome Lateral knee pain where the ITB compresses tissue over the lateral femoral epicondyle at about 30° of knee…
- Hamstring Tear The most common non-contact muscle injury in sport, usually from high-speed running.
- Lateral Ankle Sprain The most common sports injury worldwide. Inversion injury to the lateral ligament complex. Not benign: up to 40%…
- Peroneus (Peroneal) Tendinopathy Tendinopathy of the lateral ankle tendons, which act as dynamic stabilisers. Often mistaken for a lateral ankle sprain.
- Chronic Ankle Instability Persistent instability and recurrent giving way more than 12 months after an initial ankle sprain. Not a benign…
- Achilles Tendinopathy Load-related Achilles pain from overload outpacing tendon adaptation. Midportion and insertional disease behave differently.
- Snapping Hip Syndrome A palpable, often audible snap around the hip as a tendon or other structure moves over a bony…