A Grade 3 tear of the ligament is completely torn and the knee is unstable. Grade 4 a PCL is injured and another knee ligament is damaged as well. PCL patients often have considerable pain with ...

For years, it was believed that a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament — the band of dense connective tissue inside the knee that runs from the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone ...

After implantation of the total knee components, the medial soft-tissue flap is pulled tight in a proximal and slightly anterior direction. After placing a specific ligament suture, [4] the ...