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VIDEO: Dr. Harner - MCL Ligament, Where Is It Located?

July 9, 2009 - 12:45pm 282 reads 0 comments

Dr. Harner introduces himself and shares where the medial collateral ligament is located.

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Dr. Harner:
Hi, I am Dr. Christopher Harner from the University of Pittsburgh and I am orthopedic sports medicine specialist.

Well, the MCL is one of four major ligaments in the knee. There’s the MCL, ACL, PCL, and the lateral or LCL, collateral ligament, and the MCL is on the inside of the knee. It’s a very strong ligament. It can be injured though in certain activities.

About Dr. Harner, M.D.:
Dr. Christopher D. Harner, M.D., is a Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania Professor, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Medical Director, and works in the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

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