Combined tear of the posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments resulting in a locked knee.
A case is presented of a combined tear of the posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments with medial collateral ligament fibers herniated through the medial capsule and occupying the medial compartment, which resulting in a locked knee. The author is not aware of any reports in the literature of this and presents this to raise awareness of another cause of knee locking.
MacDonald
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Section of Orthopaedics, University of Manitoba, St Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada.
D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D017888:Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee / Q000293:injuries*; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular