Understanding PCL Tear

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The Posterior Cruciate Ligament injury along with meniscal injury makes the other very common sports injury among the athletes and young people. The normal Posterior Cruciate Ligament is composed of two major parts arranged in 2 functional bands – a very large Anterolateral and a relatively small Posteromedial bundles. Its attached proximally on medial surface of medial femur condyle and distally on the Tibial plateau.

  • Biomechanically it’s the primary restraint to posterior tibial displacement .
  • It appears to guide the “screw-home” mechanism on internal rotation of the femur during terminal extension of the knee joint .
Causes of PCL Tear
Complications of Untreated PCL Tear

Treatment of PCL Tear

Over the recent years, lot many advances are made in the treatment of PCL Tear . The type of treatment offered depends on many factors and no single method is the best! Your Joint specialist who is trained in all modalities can guide you to choose the best possible treatment or you !

1. Medicines and Knee physiotherapy

Partial and stable tears , PCL swelling and upto Grade 2 PCL tear can be treated conservatively with nsaids and Knee physiotherapy

2. Arthroscopic PCL Reconstruction

it’s a gold standard treatment of PCL tear whereby the torn PCL is replaced by a four or six fold graft taken from patient himself and reconstructing it to the place of original PCL using bone tunnels , it makes the knee joint stable again and helps in preserving other parts and components of the knee joint from further damage

3. Arthroscopic Pcl Tibial Bony Avulsion repair

this is a very innovative knee arthroscopy procedure which treats this traumatic injury with small holes and no large scars which are otherwise inevitable for the open surgeries which were previously used to treat such pathologies.

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    Knee ligament injuries like ACL, PCL, MCL, and meniscus tears are commonly caused by sports injuries, road traffic accidents, falls from height, degenerative changes, or inflammatory conditions.

    Partial and stable tears can often be treated with medicines and physiotherapy. However, complete or unstable tears may require arthroscopic repair or reconstruction for proper stability and long-term joint protection.

    Arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive procedure performed using small incisions and a camera to repair or reconstruct damaged ligaments or tendons, allowing faster recovery and minimal scarring.

    Treatment depends on severity. Mild cases may improve with medicines and physiotherapy, while severe or chronic tears may require arthroscopic repair or advanced procedures like reconstruction or shoulder replacement.

    Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis) is a condition where the shoulder joint becomes stiff and painful due to capsule thickening and inflammation. Early stages can be treated with medicines and physiotherapy. In resistant cases, advanced treatments like hydrodilatation or arthroscopic capsule release may be required.