ACL and PCL injuries might seem similar but are actually different in cause, severity, and treatment. The ACL is smaller and ...

“The intact PCL can be used as a patient-specific predictor of native ACL size. This, and other data presented, further illustrate the concept that care of the skeletally immature patients is not a ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is the strongest ligament in the knee joint. Ligaments are thick, strong bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. The PCL runs along the back of the knee joint ...

What Is a PCL Injury? A posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury is a tear or sprain of the PCL, a ligament that crosses the back of your knee. Ligaments are tough bands of tissue that connect bones.