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RUPTURE OF THE POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF THE KNEE

E. L. Trickey 1

1 Edgware General Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore; London, England

1. Seventeen cases of knee injury are described in which the predominant lesion was rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament. Seven were treated conservatively and ten by surgical repair.

2. Most cases occurred in motor cyclists.

3. The extent of the rupture should be determined by examination under anaesthesia.

4. Early surgical repair is indicated for complete rupture.

5. An effective method of repair is described.
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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General