Most everyone has heard of an anterior cruciate ligament injury of the knee. This is a year-ending injury for football players, skiers and athletes as they recover from likely surgical reconstruction.
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While major advances have been made in the understanding of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) anatomy and reconstruction, a literature review published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of the ...
Even though the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) gets most of the attention in sports, injuries to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) can also affect athletes. Dallas Cowboys running back Felix ...
John A. Bergfeld, MD: Dr. Cooper, what is your rationale for the tibial inlay technique? Daniel E. Cooper, MD: In evaluating my own results and those of other surgeons, I have been less than impressed ...
Last week, Utah Jazz’ Rudy Gobert suffered his second knee injury of the season after his teammate, Derrick Favors, rolled into his left knee. Unfortunately, for Gobert, this resulted in a sprained ...
Mets fans are never short of opportunities to brush up on their medical knowledge. Jed Lowrie, after an initial visit with Dr. David Altchek provided no official diagnosis, received a second opinion ...
The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is one of the important stabilizing ligaments of the knee joint, connecting the femur to the tibia, and it keeps the tibia from moving back on the femur. Injuries ...