Football players often sustain lateral blows to the extended knee. which of the ligaments and/or cartilage are often damaged as a result?

The question is incomplete as it does not have the option which are:

A) oblique popliteal and extracapsular ligament

B) suprapatellar

C) arcuate popliteal and the posterior cruciate

D) medial collateral, medial meniscus, and anterior cruciate

D) medial collateral, medial meniscus, and anterior cruciate

Explanation:

The blown knee is also known as the unhappy triad is the condition to the athletes which causes the rupture of the medial meniscus, anterior cruciate and medial collateral.

The Injury happens when the leg is rotated laterally which causes the external force on the knee when the foot of the athlete is fixed on the ground. This ruptures anterior cruciate, medial collateral and medial meniscus together.

Thus, Option-D is the correct answer.

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