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How common is it to need to have surgery for a mcl tear?

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Dr. Allen Lu answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Very uncommon: The mcl (medial collateral ligament) tears outside of the knee joint. Because of this, the torn fibers are close enough to each other that they almost always heal and scar down own their own. In rare cases where there is persistent instability (looseness), we can repair or reconstruct the mcl.

Answered 7/8/2012

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