SAN FRANCISCO — Arthroscopic double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction may offer long-term benefits to patients, particularly in cases of chronic insufficiency, and clinical results are ...

The 2026 Orthopaedic Research Bridging Innovation and Translation (ORBIT) Award was presented to principal investigator Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD, FAAOS and his research team for their foundational ...

Effect of PCL-deficiency (F1), knee flexion (F2) and flexor muscle activity (F3) on the position of the medial and lateral femoral condylus, the central reference point and the epicondylar axis.

What Is a PCL Injury? A posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury is a tear or sprain of the PCL, a ligament that crosses the back of your knee. Ligaments are tough bands of tissue that connect bones.

ROSEMONT, Ill. While major advances have been made in the understanding of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) anatomy and reconstruction, a literature review published in the July 2009 issue of the ...

A surgeon who switched to doing PCL reconstructions with a posterior tibial inlay technique and Achilles tendons allografts recommended it over tibial tunnels because it is easier to perform and less ...

On September 3rd Dana White announced via Twitter that UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis had suffered a grade II sprain of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in his knee. The injury occurred in ...

Ligament injuries in the knee-- such as an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) -- can put you on the sidelines -- fast. They hurt a lot and may limit what you can do. But more often than not, a comeback ...

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.

Background The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) plays an important role in maintaining physiological kinematics and function of the knee joint. To date mainly in-vitro models or combined magnetic ...