An isolated lateral collateral ligament injury, especially one found to be a Grade 1 sprain, does not require surgery. Often a knee brace provides side-to-side stability while the ligament heals.

More information: Ashutosh Kumar et al, Sharing of proximal fibers by the anterolateral and lateral collateral ligaments in the human knee: a cadaveric study, Scientific Reports (2023). DOI: 10. ...

IF you have an LCL graft the downtime is longer than if you had a lateral collateral ligament repair. The same thing with an ACL, it’s better repair it time wise than reconstruct it.

A pearl specific to LETs, according to Musahl, is to feel the lateral collateral ligament (LCL). “We pass this IT band graft deep to the LCL,” Musahl said.

An MRI revealed only a lateral collateral ligament sprain, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Burks should miss only a few weeks while rehabbing. The 18th overall pick of the 2022 draft, Burks caught ...

Inter Miami have revealed that Federico Redondo is to sit out the next two months after damaging knee ligaments. “Redondo has suffered an injury to his left lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and ...

BOSTON — At the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Open Symposium, Hill Hastings II, MD, discussed how posterolateral rotatory instability occurs in the elbow and how the understanding of ...

In a press release issued by Bellator Fighting Championships, Jarad Hess has suffered a third-degree tear of his lateral collateral ligament (LCL). He will undergo surgery next week and is ...