MCL tear vs. sprain An injury to your knee ligament is called a tear or sprain. The term sprain is used when a ligament is stretched or torn. Many knee sprains are mild. A torn MCL can range from mild to severe. A complete tear is severe. MCL Tear Grading If you have an MCL tear...
The first doesn’t believe she tore the MCL and thinks what is showing on the MRI is shadowing which makes it appear to have a slight tear. But will confirm when doing surgery and if it is will suture. The first is recommending we do the Patella graft for the ACL. He has said the...
hockey, and skiing. When theleg is hit from the outsidewhile the knee is bent, the knee tends to twist and buckle causing the MCL to over-stretch or tear. Themedial meniscus of the knee may also be tornduring an MCL injury because the MCL is connected to the medial ...