SPORTS INJURY SPECIALIST · ACL & SPORTS KNEE · ABU DHABI

Sports injuries need the right diagnosis.Then a route back to performance.

Prof. Dr. Sammy Hanna provides specialist assessment in Abu Dhabi for ACL tears, sports-related knee instability, ligament injuries, meniscus and cartilage problems, knee arthroscopy decisions and return-to-sport planning. The aim is to understand the injury pattern, what the knee needs to do, and which next step genuinely fits. Prof. Hanna is a leading sports injury surgeon in Abu Dhabi, treating athletes from across the UAE.

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ACL injuryKnee instabilityArthroscopyReturn to sport

Football athlete changing direction during sport — **Movement tells part of the story.**Swelling, stability, examination and sport demands shape the next decision.

FIVE CLEAR ROUTES

Go straight to the question you are actually trying to answer.

Sports-knee problems can overlap, but diagnosis, reconstruction, arthroscopy and return-to-sport decisions are not the same question. These focused guides keep the pathway clear.

01Recent injury · diagnosis

ACL Injury

For a recent pivot, pop, swelling or instability and the first decisions after a suspected ACL tear.

Open ACL injury guide ↗ 02Surgery · graft · rehabilitation

ACL Reconstruction

For reconstruction decisions, graft discussion, preparation and rehabilitation after an unstable ACL injury.

Explore ACL reconstruction ↗ 03Stability · multi-ligament

Ligament Injuries & Instability

For giving-way symptoms or injury patterns involving the ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL or more than one stabilising structure.

Explore ligament instability ↗ 04Keyhole surgery · indications

Knee Arthroscopy

For understanding when arthroscopy may help a defined intra-articular problem and when another strategy is more appropriate.

Explore knee arthroscopy ↗ 05Readiness · testing · performance

Return to Sport

For the transition from rehabilitation to running, cutting, training and competition using symptoms, strength, function, movement control and sport demands—not the calendar alone.

Explore return-to-sport planning ↗

Athlete performing a single-leg movement assessment with a clinician observing — Performance testing is interpreted alongside symptoms, examination and the demands of the sport.

INJURY → PERFORMANCE

From the moment of injury to the demands of sport.

A sports injury pathway should not jump straight from a scan to an operation. The mechanism, examination, associated injury, rehabilitation progress and the activity you want to return to all matter.

01InjuryMechanism, swelling, locking or giving way.

02DiagnoseHistory, examination and imaging when useful.

03TreatRehabilitation, surgery or a combined pathway.

04ReturnStrength, function, confidence and sport-specific readiness.

WHEN AN ASSESSMENT HELPS

A knee that will not settle—or will not trust you—deserves a closer look.

Rapid swelling after a twist or pivotGiving way or recurrent instabilityCatching, locking or loss of movementPain that repeatedly limits trainingDifficulty returning to cutting or pivoting sportUncertainty after rehabilitation or a previous injury

Football athlete returning confidently to the playing field — **Return is a decision, not a date.** Readiness is individual and should reflect the knee, the athlete and the sport.

Prof. Dr. Sammy Hanna, consultant orthopaedic hip and knee surgeon

PROF. DR. SAMMY HANNA · HEALTHPOINT ABU DHABI

Specialist sports-injury judgement, built around the whole knee.

Prof. Dr. Hanna is a UK-trained consultant orthopaedic hip and knee surgeon with more than 18 years of experience. His clinical interests include arthroscopic surgery for sports and soft-tissue injuries, knee cartilage and cruciate ligament injuries, and the management of football-related hip and knee injuries.

18+ yearsSports injuriesCruciate & cartilage injuriesFIFA Diploma in Football Medicine

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