Sports players are usually exposed to knee, lower leg, ankle, or foot injuries, etc. Out of which, a most common injury is meniscus tear, an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear or combination of both. ACL is severe injury and it is difficult for the player to play professional sports again. In this exclusive interview, Dr. Sumit Mahajan discusses the sports injuries, risk factors, precautions to be taken while playing and also shared his experience about managing the critical cases. Dr. Sumit Mahajan is a Chief Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Amritsar.
His expertise is in minimal invasive Knee and Hip joint replacement Surgery. Q1. What are the commonest sports injuries a sports person can encounter? Share your views Dr. Mahajan: The knee is a pivot joint made up of the lower end of the thigh bone and the upper end of the leg bone. It has a coating known as…
