title: [Conservative therapy of ruptures of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. Results of a comparative follow-up study].
abstract: The rupture of the medial collateral ligament of the knee joint due to sports injuries is the most common lesion of ligaments of the knee in athletes. The treatment is usually non-operative. We compared in a retrospective study the conservative treatment of these ruptures by two different methods. One group of patients was immobilised in a plaster cast for six weeks, one group of patients was partially immobilised with a brace, initiating early functional therapy. The results proved that the group of early mobilisation was significantly better in late results, in shorter rehabilitation and in all other aspects regarded as important for the treatment of such an injury. Therefore we feel the treatment with plaster casting for isolated ruptures of medial collateral ligaments as the knee should be abandoned.
authors: Staatliche Orthopädische Klinik München.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Pförringer
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Beck
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Smasal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture
vernacular_title: Konservative Therapie der Rupturen des medialen Kollateralbandes am Knie. Ergebnisse einer vergleichenden Nachuntersuchung.