Non-operative treatment of acute medial collateral ligament lesions of the knee joint
- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
- Vol. 1 (2) , 93-96
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01565459
Abstract
From 1985 to 1990 102 patients with isolated lesions of the medial collateral ligament of the knee were managed non-operatively with early protected motion and physical therapy. Eighty-six returned to a follow-up examination. The mean follow-up time was 44.2 months. The knees were stable in all but two cases and showed good or excellent results. Ninety-seven percent of the patients returned to their earlier activity level.Keywords
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