PCL Tears, What Are The Common Treatments? - Dr. Harner (VIDEO)
Dr. Harner recalls the most common treatment options for posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears.
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Dr. Harner:
Surgical treatment, on the other hand, is a whole another story, and surgical treatment involves ligament reconstruction, which we can do arthroscopically. And we usually use either donor tissue, and sometimes we’ll use patient’s own tissue to do the surgery. After the surgery, the treatment is fairly similar to the treatment of someone who has an isolated PCL injured knee where we focus on the quadriceps muscle.
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.
