PCL injuries

PCL primarily resists _____ translation and _____ rotation of ____ on ____

posterior, lateral, tibia, femur

PCL is ____% thicker and has ____x more tensile strength of ACL

50, 2

MOI:

1. “____” type - strong _____ blow

2. _____: fall on ____ knee with ____ of ankle

3. violent ____ of knee

dashboard, anterior, hyperflexion, flexed, plantarflexion, hyperextension

clinical presentation

• heard a ____

• ____ knee pain that worsens with kneeling

• hemiarthrosis

• may lack ____-_____ degrees of knee flexion

• ± _____ depending on severity

pop, posterior, 10, 20, instability

special tests for the PCL

posterior drawer, posterior sag, quad activation

treatment and interventions

• education: ____, ____, _____

• modalities: ___ and NMES

• ther ex: restore ____, ____ and ___ KC, ___ and agility

• neruo re-ed: balance, _____, ____ control

precautions, bracing, AD, PRICE, rom, open, closed, plyometrics, proprioception, motor