The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is located at the back of the knee. It is one of the many ligaments that connect the thighbone to the shinbone. This ligament keeps the shinbone from moving ...

If the knee joint is overstretched or twisted ... in rare cases the cruciate ligament can even grow back together on its own. However, this does not usually work with the anterior cruciate ligament.

While the knee may seem like a simple hinge joint, its movement involves many tendons, ligaments, and other tissues, which means many conditions can affect it. Inner knee pain may result from a ...

This article presents an overview of the various aspects of knee ligament instabilities. Stability of the knee joint is maintained by the shape of the condyles and menisci in combination with passive ...

One is Newcastle’s Dutch centre-back Sven Botman ... played on for two games after tearing his ACL ligaments — without knowing: “I did my knee against Brentford but then played two games ...

articular cartilage damages and avulsion of ligaments and tendons. Treatment of knee injuries has to be based on severity of signs and symptoms and exact pathology. Even though the endeavour of all ...

The news comes at a time when there are renewed doubts over the fitness of left-back Luke Shaw ... the Premier League to suffer an anterior knee ligament injury (ACL) this season.