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Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, Does It Require Surgery? - Dr. Harner (VIDEO)

By Dr. Christopher Harner Expert July 8, 2009 - 11:26am
 
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Dr. Harner explains if a woman with a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tear needs to have surgery.

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Dr. Harner:

No, it does not and that’s a very important point. The PCL, one, can heal, unlike the ACL. ACL tears almost never heal. PCL tear can heal, number one. Number two, you can do very well with a partial PCL injured knee. ACL partial injuries are tough because your knee is unstable, but with PCL, you can do very well with non-operative treatment. So most of the PCL injured knees, that are just isolated, do not need surgery.

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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