LCL injuries: Lateral collateral ligament injuries of the knee are injuries to the outside of the knee which controls varus force or the “bow leggedness” of the knee. When the knee is forcibly ...

The MCL is one of four major knee ligaments. An MCL injury is commonly caused by a blow to the outside of the knee joint (with sports, for example) that pushes the knee inward toward the other one ...

People may have pain above, below, behind, or at the kneecap or on the inner or outer ... cruciate ligament injury: This type of injury may result from trauma to the back of the knee.

In many cases, the cruciate ligament is not the only structure in the knee that has been damaged. The outer and inner ligaments, menisci and bones can also be affected. In rare cases, however ...

It’s common among runners and cyclists. LCL injury – the lateral collateral ligament supports the outside of the knee and can be injured when the outside of your knee over stretches ...

Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kind of surgery often performed on athletes' knees, may develop early-onset knee osteoarthritis. A new study in the ...

A preclinical study by HSS investigators found that earlier anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction led to lower immune cell activity, less inflammation and fewer joint changes associated with ...

A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of quadriceps tendon autograft in arthroscopic knee ligament reconstruction. The quadriceps tendon autograft ...

Objective: To identify preoperative predictive factors for knee function two years after reconstructive surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The main hypothesis was that preoperative ...