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MCL Tear, What Is The Most Common Cause? - Dr. Harner (VIDEO)

By Dr. Christopher Harner Expert July 9, 2009 - 12:41pm
 
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Dr. Harner describes the most common cause of a medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear.

More Videos from Dr. Christopher Harner 26 videos in this series

Dr. Harner:

Okay, the way the MCL is torn, because it is on the inside of the knee, the knee acts like a hinge joint--it goes straight up and down. If the knee is pushed from the outside, it collapses in, then the MCL is under high forces, and if it gets very high, it starts to tear. And it comes in three grades of tear--a partial tear, a grade 1. A grade 2 is almost a complete tear, and a grade 3 is a complete tear.

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.

Visit Dr. Harner at the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine

 
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