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The American Journal of Sports Medicine 14:35-38 (1986)
© 1986 SAGE Publications

Long-term results of nonoperative treatment of isolated posterior cruciate ligament injuries in the athlete

James M. Parolie, MD

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine Section, Cleveland, Ohio

John A. Bergfeld, MD

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine Section, Cleveland, Ohio

The long-term results of 25 patients treated nonopera tively with isolated posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries were evaluated. Mean followup was 6.2 years (range, 2.2 to 16 years). All patients were evaluated both subjectively (questionnaire) and objectively (clinical examination, x-ray films, Cybex II dynamometer, and KT-1000 Knee Arthrometer).

At followup, 80% of the patients were satisfied with their knees and 84% had returned to their previous sport (68% at the same level of performance, 16% at a decreased level of performance). Mean torque Cybex II quadriceps values for three velocities of testing (45, 90, and 180 deg/sec) in patients fully returned to sport and satisfied with their knees was greater than 100% of uninvolved quadricep; conversely, those not satisfied with their knees all had values less than 100% of uninvolved knee. The amount of knee instability as determined by the KT-1000 Arthrometer was not re lated to the patient's return to sport nor to knee satis faction. We concluded that the majority of athletes with isolated PCL injuries who maintain strength in muscu lature return to sports without functional disability.




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