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Valgus Stress Test Wheeless
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- seationing of MCL results in marked valgus instability;
- isolated sectioning of ACL, PCL, LCL, or posterolateral structures does not cause large increases in valgus angulation;
- cutting of MCL + PCL results in more instability than any other combination;
- hence, primary restraint to valgus rotation is MCL, w/ PCL playing a secondary role.
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
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