Does combined posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner reconstruction for chronic posterior and posterolateral instability restore normal knee function?

Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Posterolateral Corner Injury

Role of High Tibial Osteotomy in Chronic Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Posterolateral Corner Knee Instability

High tibial osteotomy (HTO) has traditionally been performed to correct the mechanical axis of the knee in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the medial compartment associated with pain and functional impairment; in these patients the restoration of the alignment was related to the regeneration of the articular cartilage that seemed apparently normal (Fujisawa et al., 1979; Odenbring et al., ...

A Seated Single-Person Dial-Test for Posterolateral Corner and Posterior Cruciate Ligament Knee Injuries

Background: Injuries to the posterolateral corner of the knee (PLC) can be difficult to diagnose and are often missed. The prone dial test can be difficult to perform in the acute setting and the supine dial test requires an assistant. Purpose: We present a simple single person seated dial test that can easily be performed in all patients with a suspected diagnosis of PLC injury. Study Design: ...

Combined reconstruction of chronic posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner deficiency. A two- to nine-year follow-up study.

We report a retrospective analysis of the results of combined arthroscopically-assisted posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and open reconstruction of the posterolateral corner in 19 patients with chronic (three or more months) symptomatic instability and pain in the knee. All the operations were performed between 1996 and 2003 and all the patients were assessed pre- and post-operatively...

Injuries to the posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral instabilities of the knee.

Unlike anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, disability from isolated posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury varies from no interference with life style to severe impairment of daily activities. Therefore, management of isolated PCL injuries remains controversial. High-energy vehicular accidents often cause more-serious PCL injuries, while less-severe injuries result from low-energy trauma...