The Cruciate Ligaments - a Primer

An elementary outline for relative Beginners to this topic.

1. Part 1 - The Cruciate Ligaments

   The cruciate ligaments are the central ligament stabilisers of the knee. Th…

2. Part 2 - Cruciate Ligament Tears

   Tears of the cruciate ligaments are significant injuries. The ACL can be to…

3. Part 3 - The torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)

   When the cruciate ligament is torn, he person, and even those close by, may…

4. Part 4 - The torn posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)

   Isolated PCL tears cause pain, some swelling and limited range of motion. I…

5. Part 5 - Multiligament instability of the knee

   'Complex' or 'multi-ligament' instability of the knee implies damage to mor…

6. Part 6 - Cruciate ligament repair

   Cruciate ligament repair involves suturing the damaged ligament, and the re…

7. Part 7 - Cruciate ligament reconstruction

   Cruciate ligament reconstruction involves using a graft to refashion a cruc…

8. Part 8 - Cruciate ligament rehabilitation

   The first period of rehabilitation concentrates on preventing the formation…

9. Part 9 - Complications of cruciate reconstruction

   Generally in good hands cruciate ligament reconstruction is highly successf…