Posterior cruciate ligament tear
Presentation
MVA. Ongoing knee pain and tenderness.
Patient Data
Age: 23
Gender: Male
From the case:
Posterior cruciate ligament tear
MRI
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Sagittal PD fat sat
No fracture identified. Marrow edema in the region of ITB insertion. Moderate knee joint effusion without lipohemarthrosis. Anterior cruciate ligament is intact. Full thickness posterior cruciate ligament tear. Both medial and lateral collateral ligaments are intact. No meniscal injury. No cartilage injury. Old Osgood-Schlatter disease.
Case Discussion
Isolated posterior cruciate ligament tears are much less common than anterior cruciate ligament tears.