TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Anterior cruciate ligament rupture secondary to a 'heel hook': a dangerous martial arts technique
JO  - Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy
A1  - Baker, Joseph F.
A1  - Devitt, Brian M.
A1  - Moran, R.
SP  - 115
EP  - 116
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - 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'.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0942-2056
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-009-0877-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -