In the 1970s and 1980s, combined ACL and grade 3 medial collateral ligament injuries were primarily treated with big, open surgical procedures.“It was terrible,” Andy Williams, MBBS, FRCS(Ortho), ...
Click here to read the Cover Story, “’Be sensible’ in treatment of ACL-MCL injuries.”Early in my career, I treated grade 3 MCL injuries in conjunction with ACL tears with early surgery and suture ...
Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLT Key Takeaways Most MCL tears do not need surgery, and physical therapy is often enough.MCL injuries can cause pain, swelling, and the feeling that ...