Quote: The Yellow Giraffe "I broke my leg, dislocated my ankle and ruptured ligaments all in one tackle and it is the ankle that has proven to be more troublesome since I've started playing again.
As you say, breaks are easier to deal with/heal and 9 times out of 10 there's no recurring problem. Ligaments on the other hand are much more vulnerable to go again though.'"
This is not strictly true. ACL grafts are usually more robust than the original tissue. It's the elasticity which is lost (or, sans improvements in the field of surgical grafts, used to be). Unfortunately, by strengthening the ligament you take away the "safety" mechanism of rupture when the joint is overloaded. This shock is then transferred to the surrounding structures in the knee and damage can occur at any or all these points.
