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A member asked:
Is it easy to live with a pcl injury and not have it repaired?
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Yes: Yes. Many people have a completely disrupted PCL with little or no problems.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Yes: Most isolated PCL tears are treated non-operatively with minimal functional limitations.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Yes: The majority of people with PCL tears do not have surgery. There are three grades of PCL tears 1, 2, 3. The general rule is that surgery can improve your grade by one notch. Thus if you are a grade 1 or 2, then surgery probably not needed. If you are not super active and do not have symptoms then surgery not needed. Good rehab focusing on quad strength will go a long way in this injury.
Answered 1/12/2015
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