PCL Reconstruction
Posterior
Cruciate Ligament Repair and Reconstruction Surgery
Unlike the an ACL tear, when
the tearing of a PCL is less severe, athletes usually undergo repair surgery.
When the tear is severe, the
athlete must be operated on to recover function and resume their activity in
sports. The tear can be repaired by reattaching the torn fibers to each other.
If there aren't enough fibers for reattachment, the PCL should be
reconstructed... Pcl
surgery India , Knee
miniscal surgery India
PCL
Reconstruction
The
posterior cruciate ligament, or PCL, is one of the main ligaments in the knee
and injury to this ligament may be seen in a variety of settings. In general,
most partial or isolated PCL tears can be treated non-operatively because the PCL,
with its synovial covering, has some ability to heal. However, surgical
reconstruction is usually recommended for PCL tears that occur in combination
with other ligament tears of the knee.... Pcl
surgery India , Knee
miniscal surgery India
Indications
It
is usually recommended that acute PCL tears in combination with and ACL,
posterolateral corner, or MCL complex tears be reconstructed within the first
three weeks of injury. In rare occasions, the PCL may be repaired when it
occurs as a peel off or bone avulsion injury. In patients with chronic PCL
injuries, who are symptomatic for pain and instability, reconstruction may be
indicated. It is important in these chronic injuries that a workup for possible
concurrent other ligament injuries, as well as an assessment of the extremity
allignment, be performed....
Procedure
A
variety of graft choices are available to surgeons that include autogenous
patellar or quadriceps tendon with bone blocks, or hamstring tendons. In
addition, patellar tendon or achilles tendon allografts (from
donors) may be used. The main portion of the PCL which needs to be
reconstructed is the anterolateral bundles. Arthroscopic assisted or open PCL
reconstructions involve removing the remaining native PCL, with care to
preserve the ligament of Wrisberg if it is intact....
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