Knee Ligamentous Injuries Overview

Excessive valgus knee loads applied during weight-bearing decelerating activities

Limiting external rotation of a flexed knee

Sudden application of a valgus torque to the knee

Resisting varus forces, particularly in the initial 0° to 30° of knee flexion (correct)

Direct hit to the lateral aspect of the knee with the foot in contact with the ground

Sudden violent hyperextension of the knee joint

Deceleration and acceleration motions with excessive quadriceps contraction (correct)

Sudden application of a valgus torque to the knee

Sudden application of a valgus torque to the knee

Fall on the flexed knee with the foot in plantar flexion

Dashboard/anterior tibial blow injury (correct)

Excessive valgus knee loads applied during weight-bearing decelerating activities

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