PLC Reconstruction Surgery Patient 10 years Post-Op

Injuries to the posterolateral corner (PLC) of the knee joint often occur with ACL ruptures and PCL ruptures. Unfortunately, this injury to the corner of the knee is often missed on the physical examination and even on the MRI (as happened to Nicole with her medical experience prior to The Stone Clinic).

The posterolateral corner injury results in increased rotation of the lower leg bone (tibia). Therefore, when an ACL or PCL is reconstructed and the posterolateral corner is not reconstructed, abnormal rotational forces cause the ACL or PCL reconstruction to sometimes fail early.

We rebuild this corner with a donor ligament, which almost always makes the knee feel more stable and protects the central ligaments. Dr. Stone's surgical technique is performed as an outpatient procedure, and is normally done in combination with ACL reconstruction or PCL reconstruction for the patients who have posterolateral corner instability.
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