PCL Sprain

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Last updated 1:13 AM on 8/23/26
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Etiology:

  • landing on the tibia with a flexed knee

  • hitting a dashboard in motor vehicle accident with a flexed knee


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Signs and symptoms:

  • feeling as if the femur is sliding off the tibia

  • swelling and mild pain may be present but patient often asymptomatic


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Treatment:

  • initially RICE, NSAIDs, and analgesics

  • LE strengthening and functional progression


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Surgical treatment can occur, however:

  • the procedure is not evolved as the procedure for the ACL

    • isolated hamstring exercises are often avoided for a minimum of 6 weeks