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PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) injury
A condition that occurs when the posterior cruciate ligament inside the knee joint is overstretched.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How common it is:
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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Risk factors
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What could cause posterior cruciate ligament (pcl) injury ?
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How is a posterior cruciate ligament injury typically treated?
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How is a posterior cruciate ligament injury typically diagnosed?
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What is the recovery time for a posterior cruciate ligament (pcl) sprain?
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How much time does it take to recover from a posterior cruciate ligament (pcl) sprain?
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Could a posterior cruciate ligament (pcl) heal itself over time?
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What is the definition or description of: posterior cruciate ligament?
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Is surgery the best option for a torn posterior cruciate ligament?
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How serious is a posterior cruciate ligament tear?
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Is the thermal shrinkage procedure effective for partial posterior cruciate ligament tears?
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How long does it take to recover from a posterior cruciate ligament sprain?
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What does it mean when MRI report of knee says, "Posterior cruciate ligament is thickened and low-signal"?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Can you tear you lateral meniscus by walking the wrong way? Where is the posterior cruciate ligament in your knee? I am having a lot of knee pain
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A 43-year old female asked:
Treatment of patellar compression and increase in intraarticular fluid with pseudocyst posterior to posterior cruciate ligament .Mri result of my knee?
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A 33-year old male asked about a 33-year old male:
Mri impression subtle hypertence signals noted near femoral attachment of anterior cruciate ligament. Suggestive of edema associated with buckling pcl?
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A 37-year old asked:
What diffuses the tear of the anterior cruciate ligament with posterior displacement within the intercondylar?
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What do the anterior cruciate and posterior cruciate ligaments do?
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My knee locked since last 19 hours Report of mri I did last month Complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament with slumped fibers in the intercondylar notch loss of parallelism Complex tear of the posterior horn and body of the medial meniscus?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is it possible to fully recover from a small posterior crutiate ligament tear ?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can the knee's ACL and PCL ligament injuries heal naturally?
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What can I do for my knee ligament injuries (acl, mcl, pcl) to make the surround areas stronger?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Does ACL deficiency puts more stress on other knee ligaments (pcl, mcl, lcl)? Is there a risk of injury to these ligaments?
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How to treat anterior cruciate ligament injury quickly?
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What does it mean for walking when anterior cruciate ligament injury?
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My daughter has anterior cruciate ligament injury. How will this affect her?
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What are the common signs and symptoms of an anterior cruciate ligament injury?
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It's possible that 5 five years old anterior cruciate ligament injury cured now?
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What sort of problem is an anterior cruciate ligament (a.C.L.) injury?
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What is done for an anterior cruciate ligament injury?
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What are the tests for anterior cruciate ligament injury?
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