Total Knee Replacement, partial knee replacement MJRC India

PCL reconstruction

The PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) is the stronger of the two-intra articular ligaments in the knee. It is injured rarely. Usually a dislocation of the knee disrupts all the knee ligaments including the PCL. Repeated MRI scans of the injured PCL have shown that it has a propensity to heal naturally. In long standing cases of PCL deficiency patello femoral arthritis may develop. In symptomatic cases of PCL injury reconstruction is advisable. The best technique uses the patellar tendon graft. The patient is positioned on his back and then on his front under the same anaesthetic. The tibial onlay method is the standard method.