The following symptoms and complaints may indicate a cruciate ligament rupture (cruciate ligament tear):
Leading symptoms
- Gonalgia (pain in the knee)
- Movement restriction in the knee joint
- Knee joint swelling
- Effusion formation in the knee joint (knee joint effusion)
- Gait instability due to the instability (sliding away or buckling of the knee joint – even with minor, normal load, called: Giving-way phenomenon)
