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Alfonso Vaquero-Picado Department of Orthopedic Surgery, “La Paz” University Hospital, Paseo de la Castellana 261. CP 28046. Madrid, Spain

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E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán Department of Orthopedic Surgery, “La Paz” University Hospital, Paseo de la Castellana 261. CP 28046. Madrid, Spain

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Introduction Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears are not as frequent as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. They are rare as an isolated injury and more commonly occur in a multi-ligament-injured knee. 1 Although it is well

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Sohrab Keyhani Akhtar Orthopedic Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Mohammad Movahedinia Akhtar Orthopedic Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Arash Sherafat Vaziri Center of Orthopedic Trans-Disciplinary Applied Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Mehran Soleymanha Orthopedic Surgery, Poursina Hospital Orthopaedic Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

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Fardis Vosoughi Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Mohammad Tahami Bone and Joint Disease Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

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Robert F LaPrade Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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some problems such as posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears or avulsion and pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) in the posterior compartment of the knee. Morgan first reported posterior knee arthroscopy to repair posterolateral and posteromedial

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Jimmy Wui Guan Ng Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Calow, Chesterfield, UK

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Yulanda Myint Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Calow, Chesterfield, UK

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Fazal M. Ali Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Calow, Chesterfield, UK

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Introduction Multiligament knee injuries (MLKI) are devastating injuries. They are defined as injuries to at least two of the four major ligaments in the knee: anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral

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E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán Department of Orthopedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
Osteoarticular Surgery Research, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research – IdiPAZ (La Paz University Hospital – Autonomous University of Madrid), Madrid, Spain

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Hortensia De la Corte-Rodríguez Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

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Carlos A. Encinas-Ullán Department of Orthopedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain

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Primitivo Gómez-Cardero Department of Orthopedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain

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1. Physical examination of knee ligament injuries Structure Test Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Lachman’s test, pivot shift Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) Posterior drawer, posterior sag sign Medial

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Francisco Figueroa Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
Hospital Sotero del Rio, Santiago, Chile

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David Figueroa Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile

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Sven Putnis Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK

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Rodrigo Guiloff Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
Hospital Sotero del Rio, Santiago, Chile

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Patricio Caro Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile

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João Espregueira-Mendes Clínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre – FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Portugal
Orthopaedics Department of Minho University, Portugal

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angle and is compared to the contralateral side. An increase of 10° to 15° of external rotation at 30° of knee flexion is indicative of an isolated PLC injury and at 90° is indicative of a combined posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and PLC injury. 25

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Michael J. Raschke Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Westphaelian Wilhelms University Muenster, Waldeyer Strasse 1, 48149 Muenster, Germany

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Christoph Kittl Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Westphaelian Wilhelms University Muenster, Waldeyer Strasse 1, 48149 Muenster, Germany

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Christoph Domnick Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Westphaelian Wilhelms University Muenster, Waldeyer Strasse 1, 48149 Muenster, Germany

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, depending on the morphology of the fracture. Posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fractures of the tibial head are not considered to be partial tibial head fractures by the authors of this article. However, avulsions of the posterior cruciate ligament often

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Charles Rivière Clinique du Sport, Bordeaux-Mérignac, France
Personalized Arthroplasty Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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William Jackson Personalized Arthroplasty Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, Oxford, UK

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Loïc Villet Clinique du Sport, Bordeaux-Mérignac, France
Personalized Arthroplasty Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Sivan Sivaloganathan Personalized Arthroplasty Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
South-West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, Epsom, UK

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Yaron Barziv Personalized Arthroplasty Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Shamir Medical Center, Zriffin, Israel

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Pascal-André Vendittoli Personalized Arthroplasty Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Département de Chirurgie, Université de Montréal, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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tibial slope: - slightly reduce the large native tibial slope when using postero-stabilized TKA designs. The increased flexion gap resulting from the resection of the posterior cruciate ligament would prevent tightness in flexion - restore native slope

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Jan Victor Ghent University, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ghent, Belgium

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planes. This technique can be used in extension or in flexion. -  Ligament release . A ligament that is considered too tight can be cut (as in ligament sacrificing, e.g. the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)), detached from its insertion, partially

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Francisco Figueroa Hospital Sótero del Río, Santiago, Chile
Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile

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David Figueroa Hospital Sótero del Río, Santiago, Chile

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Rafael Calvo Hospital Sótero del Río, Santiago, Chile

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Alex Vaisman Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago, Chile

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João Espregueira-Mendes Clínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre – FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal
Dom Henrique Research Centre, Portugal
3Bs Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
ICVS/3Bs–PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Portugal
Orthopaedics Department of Minho University, Braga, Portugal

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ACL and partial MCL) and concomitant ACL and posterior cruciate ligament injuries. From a rational point of view, more complex knee injuries, involving more ligaments, and with a poorer prognosis, will require the use of an allograft, meaning that

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N. Reha Tandogan Çankaya Orthopedics, Ankara, Turkey

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Asim Kayaalp Çankaya Orthopedics, Ankara, Turkey

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of the MCL and menisco-tibial ligaments is mandatory in these cases to preserve meniscal function ( Fig. 4 ). Combined posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and MCL injury . Unlike combined ACL and MCL injuries, acute postero-medial injuries

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