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Sports Injuries and Prevention

Medial Collateral Cruciate (MCL)

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JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Clinical and MRI findings associated with false-positive knee MR diagnoses of medial meniscal tears. (AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008)

Effect of ACL deficiency on MCL strains and joint kinematics. (J Biomech Eng. 2007 )

Medial collateral ligament injury in the overhand-throwing athlete. (J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008) "Medial collateral ligament injuries are rare and occur almost exclusively in overhand-throwing athletes. The late cocking phase of the overhand throw places a marked valgus moment across the medial elbow. This repetitive force reaches the tensile limits of the medial collateral ligament, subjecting it to microtraumatic injury and attenuation. The anterior bundle of the medial collateral ligament has been identified as the primary restraint to valgus load and is the focus of reconstruction. Diagnosis of medial collateral ligament injuries should be suspected in any overhand-throwing athlete with a history of medial-sided elbow pain, decreased control, and reduced throwing velocity. Injury to the medial collateral ligament can be confirmed by physical examination (moving valgus stress test) and appropriate imaging studies (computed tomography arthrogram and magnetic resonance imaging."

Novel magnetic resonance imaging evaluation for valgus instability of the knee caused by medial collateral ligament injury. (Acta Med Okayama. 2008)

Persistent symptoms following non operative management in low grade MCL injury of the knee - The role of the deep MCL. (Knee. 2008)

Physical examination and imaging of the medial collateral ligament and posteromedial corner of the knee. (Sports Med Arthrosc. 2006 )

TREATMENT:

Release of the medial collateral ligament to improve flexion in post-traumatic elbow stiffness. (J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008)

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Medial Collateral and Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury

Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries

Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain

Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain Rehabilitation Exercises

Medial Ligament Sprain “The medial collateral ligament (MCL) joins the inner surfaces of the femur (thigh bone) and the tibia (shin bone). Its function is to resist forces applied from the outer surface of the knee and so prevent the medial (inner) portion of the joint from wideing under stress. The medial ligament has two parts to it - a deep, inner section that attaches to the cartilage meniscus and joint margins and a superficial band that attaches from higher up on the femur to an area, lower down, on the inner surface of the tibia.“

NIH – Medial Collateral Ligament (Medical Encyclopedia)

NIH – Medial Collateral Ligament Injury (Medical Encyclopedia)

NIH – Medial Collateral Ligament Pain (Medical Encyclopedia)

NIH - Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury of the knee - Medical Encyclopedia

NIH – Torn Medial Collateral Ligament (Medical Encyclopedia)

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