Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

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Introduction

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Welcome to FYZICAL Hazleton's patient resource about Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is one of the less commonly injured ligaments of the knee. Understanding this injury and developing new treatments for it have lagged behind the other cruciate ligament in the knee, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), probably because there are far fewer PCL injuries than ACL injuries.

This article will help you understand:

  • where the PCL is located
  • how a PCL injury causes problems
  • how doctors treat the condition