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INJURY TITLE
| Posterior Cruciate Ligament injury ‘PCL’ |
INJURY OVERVIEW
| Commonly injured from a direct blow to the shin or when the leg is straightened for far too quickly. Not as common and ACL injuries because the PCL is a stronger ligament. |
INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION
| The PCL is the main structure that stops the tibia (shin bone) sliding backwards on the femur (thigh bone). If this ligament gets injured then the knee is not as stable as it was previously. When there is a force taking the shin bone backwards there is no protective structure to stop it. When the leg is straight, it is herd to notice this problem because other muscular supports are in place. However, with the leg bent to 90 degrees, you can see a laxity as the shin bone drops backwards on the thigh bone. |
COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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HOW IS IT ASSESSED
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GENERAL TREATMENT
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WHICH HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO CONSULT
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PHYSIO X |
MEDIC X |
PODIATRY |
Put an ‘X’ next to each health professional that most commonly deals with this injury.
i.e. tennis elbow would be Physio and Medic as injections are common, whereas for muscular LBP it would be Physio and not Medic as they would just refer them to a Physio.