Knee Injuries
A 28-year-old man presents after a motorcycle accident with a dashboard injury to his right knee. He has significant posterior laxity with the knee at 90 degrees flexion. The tibial step-off is absent compared to the contralateral side. Regarding posterior cruciate ligament injuries:
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The PCL is the primary restraint to posterior tibial translation; it consists of anterolateral (ALB)...
The posterior drawer test at 90 degrees flexion is the most sensitive test for PCL injury; loss of t...
All PCL injuries require surgical reconstruction; isolated PCL injuries have poor outcomes with nono...
PCL reconstruction can be performed using transtibial or tibial inlay techniques; the tibial inlay a...
Combined PCL and posterolateral corner (PLC) injuries require addressing both structures; failure to...
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