Background: As a consequence of acute non-contact deceleration damage, extreme hyperextensions, or extreme rotational forces across the knee, a broken anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) typically develops. Thereby, this study aimed to assess the knowledge and awareness about ACL injury among Hail population in Saudi Arabia, and to explore the relationship between level of knowledge and different socio-demographic factors.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 420 adult individuals from Hail city during the period of December 2019-January 2020, using an online self-administered questionnaire via Google Forms.
Results: About 59.1% participants were males. Around 79.8% participants showed reasonable awareness about ACL injury. Participant's sources of information about ACL injuries were mostly from the internet (30.9%) and TV (28.5%). Most of participants (64.7%) stated that sports and activities were the main causes of ACL injury. Severe pain (51.6%) and knee instability (40.6%) were the most reported symptoms. Most of the participants mentioned resting, restricting movements, and analgesics as the main methods for relieving pain associated with ACL injury. There was significant association between gender and awareness about ACL injury (p value = 0.000).
Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that population of Hail showed reasonable level of awareness about ACL injury.
Key words: Knowledge, awareness, anterior cruciate ligament, injury
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