Most everyone has heard of an anterior cruciate ligament injury of the knee. This is a year-ending injury for football players, skiers and athletes as they recover from likely surgical reconstruction.

The posterior cruciate ligament was long the forgotten stepchild of knee ligaments. When ruptured — which occurs most often in car accidents, when the knee hits the dashboard and the tibia (shin bone) ...

This week we are going to discuss the very important ligaments of the knee which provide stability and control of knee motion. First, the anterior cruciate ligament. The anterior cruciate ligament or ...

Most back of the knee pain, known as posterior knee pain, comes from an injury. Certain health conditions, such as arthritis, cysts, nerve damage, and blood clots, can also cause it. Some are serious ...

In the past, treatment of knee osteoarthritis has been limited to unicompartmental knee replacement or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Neither option is well suited for the active patient with midstage ...

Once a person skilled in sport, I suffered a right knee posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tear during a basketball game. This severe injury plunged me into a low point in my sport journey. Through ...

When you feel your knee is giving out, meaning that suddenly the knee feels unstable, it is usually due to a ligament injury. A ligament is a short, tough band of tissue that connects two bones. In ...

Defensive end Stephen Bowen tore the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee but his status for Sunday’s game against Denver remains uncertain at this point, Coach Mike Shanahan said on Monday.

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is one of the important stabilizing ligaments of the knee joint, connecting the femur to the tibia, and it keeps the tibia from moving back on the femur. Injuries ...