Liverpool FC ace Martin Skrtel facing lengthy lay-off with cruciate ligament injury
MARTIN SKRTEL is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after a scan revealed he suffered a cruciate ligament injury in Liverpool's win over Manchester City.
The Slovakian defender was carried off in agony after falling awkwardly in the latter stages of the Reds 3-2 win yesterday.
Skrtel was also given oxygen on the pitch and Liverpool's worst fears were today realised when the results of the scan showed that he sustained an injury to his posterior cruciate ligament.
He will see a specialist tomorrow, at which point it will be determined how long he is likely to be out of action.
Club spokesman Ian Cotton said: "Martin underwent a scan this morning which showed damage to the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
"He will see a specialist tomorrow to assess the extent of the injury and will then have an accurate idea of the time scales involved before he is back playing again."
Posterior cruciate ligament injury - what is it?
Posterior cruciate ligament injury happens far less often than does injury to the knee's better known counterpart, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). But just because it's less common doesn't mean that your posterior cruciate ligament injury isn't painful.
The posterior cruciate ligament and ACL help hold your knee together, giving it stability.
If either ligament is torn, you may experience pain, swelling and loss of mobility.
Posterior cruciate ligament injury generally causes less pain, disability and knee instability than ACL tears do, but it can still sideline you for several weeks or longer.
Ligaments are strong bands of tissue that attach one bone to another.
The cruciate (KROO-she-ate) ligaments connect the thighbone (femur) to the shinbone (tibia). The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments form a cross in the center of the knee.
If you injure your posterior cruciate ligament, you may experience pain and swelling at the back of your knee.
Occasionally, this injury can cause a feeling of instability or looseness in the knee.
Treatment depends on how severe the injury is and how long you've had it.
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The posterior cruciate injury is also known as the defender injury (because they tend to run backwards, while the anterior cruciate is more of an attacking and midfield injury). Yes you are right the anterior injury causes more instability in the knee than the posterior. However the postrior cruciate injury is much less common and so there are fewer specialists for this type of injury. ( Del Piero from Juventus had this injury, and they had to send him to he US too be operated by a specialist there).
It should also be noted that tearing or rapturing the ligament in itself is not that painful. However there is a nerve that passes near the cruciate ligaments and when this is damaged this is very painful ( which suggests Skertl damaged this too).
I would expect him to be out for about 6 to 7 months, depending on there being a complete tear or not.
Hopefully is a partial tear. I wish Skrtel a quick recovery
Two words...calm down. We have Daniel Agger who ain't half bad himself so we are ok.
Blame the ref, Skrtel should have been sent off for the "Cantona" style kung fu kick on Jo!!