PCL Ligament Injury & Return to Sports

Athletes, recreations sports players, especially in contact or stop-start sports and high activity individuals will have high risks of PCL Injury.

1. Acute injury:

Pain, swelling in the knee, difficulty in knee

2. Chronic injury:

Instabilty in the knee- buckling/feeling of giving away; stiffness.

1. By Maintaining Adequate warm up.

2. Stretching to maintain good range of movement of joints before playing.

3. Maintaining correct posture and technique while playing.

Direct blow to the knee/ twisting injury causing sudden over-straitening of the knee.

Needs immediate attention. Consult an orthopedic surgeon for physical exam.

X-ray to rule out any associated fracture and mri scan to identify the degree of pcl tear- partial/complete and associated acl/meniscus/cartilage injury.