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Re: PCL Tear

Posted By: drmark
Date: Saturday, 1 March 2008, at 6:12 p.m.

In Response To: PCL Tare (ScottT)

> SueBW,

> I am looking for guidance with my daughter. She has a
> complete tare of her pcl and a partial tare of her acl. She
> is 16 years old and a very competitive soccer player. Her
> club season (including several college showcase
> tournaments) starts in a month and her HS try-outs are in
> august. Is surgery a must or is physical therapy an option?
> Can she play with a knee in this condiction and what are
> longer term consequences?

Everyone who reads my posts must first click on my use name and read my profile.

The PCL has a remarkable ability to heal itself without surgery. A partial ACL tear, naturally discovered on an imaging study such as MRI rather than as a result of a physical examination which revealed pathologic laxity, is either associated with anterior instability (and in that case needs surgery) or is not (and in that case doesn't need surgery)

My child would be on rehab for a while, then return to sports. We would take it as it comes. Most cases I see like this dodge the bullet.

Messages In This Thread

  • PCL Tare (views: 213) -- ScottT -- Saturday, 1 March 2008, at 6:05 p.m.
    • Re: PCL Tare (views: 137) -- keylyme -- Saturday, 8 March 2008, at 9:53 p.m.
      • Re: PCL Tare (views: 114) -- Becky Thomas -- Saturday, 8 March 2008, at 11:16 p.m.
        • Re: PCL Tare (views: 179) -- drmark -- Sunday, 9 March 2008, at 11:01 a.m.
          • Re: PCL Tare (views: 118) -- keylyme -- Sunday, 9 March 2008, at 11:42 p.m.
            • Re: PCL Tare (views: 118) -- drmark -- Monday, 10 March 2008, at 12:03 a.m.
    • Re: PCL Tare (views: 144) -- kathryn irby -- Wednesday, 5 March 2008, at 11:09 a.m.
    • Re: PCL Tear (views: 223) -- SueBW -- Sunday, 2 March 2008, at 7:08 a.m.
      • Re: PCL Tear (views: 186) -- ScottT -- Sunday, 2 March 2008, at 1:48 p.m.
    • Re: PCL Tare (views: 170) -- Becky Thomas -- Saturday, 1 March 2008, at 10:12 p.m.
    • Re: PCL Tear (views: 209) -- drmark -- Saturday, 1 March 2008, at 6:12 p.m.

 

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