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Originally Posted by penguinz
JfcC your are a god damned idiot.
Don't know the difference between a partial tear or a detached ligament.
A partial tear is torn. Just not all the way through. Has nothing to do with detachment.
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I'm admittedly not a medical profession, but unless every medical website is wrong, then you are way off base. It has been established in this thread many times that "tear" in this context is not the same as the layman's definition and that "partial tear" refers to a severe stretching. For example:
"Injured ligaments are considered sprains and are graded on a severity scale.
Grade 1 Sprains. The ligament is mildly damaged in a Grade 1 sprain. It has been slightly stretched but is still able to help keep the knee joint stable.
Grade 2 Sprains. A Grade 2 sprain stretches the ligament to the point where it becomes loose. This is often referred to as a partial tear of the ligament.
Grade 3 Sprains. This type of sprain is most commonly referred to as a complete tear of the ligament. The ligament has been torn in half or pulled directly off the bone, and the knee joint is unstable.
Partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament are rare; most ACL injuries are complete or near complete tears."
From:
https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseas...the%20ligament.