Knee Injuries
A 30-year-old man presents after a motorcycle accident where his knee hit the dashboard. He has significant knee swelling and posterior knee pain. On examination, with the knee at 90 degrees, the tibial tubercle sits posterior to the femoral condyles. There is increased posterior translation with the knee at 90 degrees, and the tibial plateau can be reduced to neutral but not anterior. Regarding posterior cruciate ligament injuries:
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The PCL is the primary restraint to posterior tibial translation (approximately 95% at 90 degrees of...
Posterior drawer test is the primary exam: Grade I (0-5mm, tibia reduces to anterior of femoral cond...
All isolated PCL injuries require surgical reconstruction; the posterolateral bundle is the larger o...
Treatment: isolated Grade I-II injuries are typically managed non-operatively with quadriceps streng...
Associated injuries to assess include: posterolateral corner injury (dial test positive at 30 degree...
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