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When the superficial fibers of the medial collateral ligament of the knee are torn without tearing of the deep fibers, the anterior superficial fibers may displace over the pes anserinus tendons, so that healing back to the tibial insertion site may be jeopardized. As only the anterior superficial and not...

The medial and lateral collateral ligaments of the knee are 2 distinct entities, are injured by different mechanisms, and often generate different algorithms for treatment. Treatment of these structures, when the injury is isolated, often is conservative and involves brief protection and functional rehabilitation. In lateral-sided injuries, other structures, such...

Medial collateral ligament (MCL) and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injuries of the knee are common. The MCL and LCL provide restraint to valgus and varus angulation of the knee respectively. The MCL has both superficial and deep components. The superficial MCL fibers attach to the medial femoral epicondyle proximally and...

Ligamentous injuries to the knee account 25 to 40% of all knee injuries.
The understanding of the physiology and biomechanics has taught us that the healing response of the intrarticular ligaments is different from the extrarticular ones, these differences have been attributed to local environment, sources of nutrition, the functions of...

A sprain of the medial collateral ligament is a disruption of the connection between the medial femur and the medial tibia. Like all other ligament injuries, these are graded one, two, and three, corresponding to mild injuries with no objective laxity, those with some laxity, with the ligaments still in...

Anatomy: - MCL is composed of superficial & deep portions;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics