Stretching exercises are intended to protect the national players from injuries. Image: Imago
Joint injuries are not only feared in professional sports. Orthopaedist Maximilian Rudert explains how to protect your knees and ankles in particular and why women are more at risk.
Mr. Rudert, the World Cup is about to start and many players are out due to cruciate ligament tears. How does this happen?
Johanna Kuroczik
Editor in the “Science” department of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper.
In the knee we have several ligaments. The outer and inner ligaments and the cruciate ligaments. They cross each other in the joint, as the name suggests. The anterior cruciate ligament prevents the tibia from moving forward too much. And the posterior cruciate ligament ensures that it does not slip backwards. When rotating, the anterior cruciate ligament is under tension and can tear.
Because the knee joint cannot rotate?