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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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Anterior cruciate ligament rupture secondary to a ‘heel hook’: a dangerous martial arts technique

Authors: Joseph F. Baker, Brian M. Devitt, Ray Moran

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 1/2010

Abstract

The ‘heel hook’ is a type of knee lock used in some forms of martial arts to stress the knee and cause opponent to concede defeat. While the knee is in a flexed and valgus disposition, an internal rotation force is applied to the tibia. Reports are lacking on serious knee trauma as a result of this technique. We report the case of a 32-year-old Mixed Martial Arts exponent who sustained complete anterior cruciate ligament rupture and an medial collateral ligament injury from the use of a ‘heel hook’.

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Title: Anterior cruciate ligament rupture secondary to a ‘heel hook’: a dangerous martial arts technique
Authors: Joseph F. Baker
Brian M. Devitt
Ray Moran
Publication date: 01-01-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-009-0877-y

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