The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is one of the important stabilizing ligaments of the knee joint, connecting the femur to the tibia, and it keeps the tibia from moving back on the femur.

Grade 1 sprain. This type of sprain includes mild ligament damage. The ligament has been stretched, but it can still keep the joint stable. Grade 2 sprain. This sprain causes a partial tear.

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.

Without an intact cruciate ligament, the knee is unstable. In a young dog, wear between the bones and meniscal cartilage becomes abnormal and the joint begins to develop degenerative changes.

This includes full tears of the ACL, MCL, or meniscus, and often requires surgery. Recovery from a full ACL tear, for example ...

Tibiofemoral and Patellofemoral Joint 3D-kinematics in Patients With Posterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency Compared to Healthy Volunteers ...

Context: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has both mechanical and proprioceptive (sensory) functions. Knee-joint proprioception has been assessed using either reproduction of position or threshold ...

What Causes a Trick Knee? In about half of all cases of knee-buckling, the patients also had knee osteoarthritis. This is a type of arthritis where the cartilage in the knee joint has been slowly ...

Benj Manalo expressed his gratitude for his healing and the progress he has made after undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery over a month ago. Manalo recently took to Instagram to share ...

Background: An increase in knee laxity during the menstrual cycle may increase the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury. Objective: To investigate whether changing knee laxity during the ...