Anterior Cruciate Ligament(ACL)

  • Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a surgery designed to restore knee stability and strength after the ligament has been torn. The remnants of the torn ligament must be removed and replaced with another ligament from your body or with tissue from a cadaver.

Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tear(PCL)

Posterior Cruciate Ligament or PCL is one of the ligaments present in the knee joint. It connects the thigh bone or femur to the shin bone (tibia). Its main function is to prevent the shin bone from displacing backward during an activity.

The PCL tear is a less common knee injury that usually occurs from a trauma to front of the knee, especially when the knee is bent. The injuries can be caused during a vehicle accident or a sport. Partial PCL tears have a tendency to heal on their own.

PCL tears usually occur in the following different levels:

  • Mild (Grade 1) level and
  • Moderate (Grade 2) level usually heals well on its own and doesn’t need a surgery.
  • Severe (Grade 3) level and other injuries to the ligaments require surgeries to rectify the conditions. A severe PCL injury, if not treated by surgery, can lead to an early onset of arthritis of the knee joint.
  • PCL Avulsions needs arthroscopic fixation

The knee is a hinge joint where the femur, or thighbone, meets the tibia, or shinbone. This important joint is held together by these four ligaments, which connect bones to one another:

    • anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
    • medial collateral ligament (MCL)
    • lateral collateral ligament (LCL)
    • posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
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