Demographics of Multiligamentous Knee Injuries at a Level 1 Trauma Centre.

Materials and Methods A case review was performed for 18 consecutive patients who presented with multiligamentous knee injuries. These patients were managed over a 34-month period from 2010 to 2013 by the senior author who managed majority of the cases in our centre. Our institution is a 1300-bed Level 1 trauma centre that manages the highest number of trauma patients in our locality.3 A multiligamentous knee injury was defi ned as an injury to 2 or more knee ligaments. These included the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), posteromedial (PMC) and posterolateral complexes (PLC). Assessment of the injured knee involved clinical examination and imaging modalities including x-rays and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).