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  2. Meniscus tear - Wikipedia

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    A tear of a meniscus is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci.When doctors and patients refer to "torn cartilage" in the knee, they actually may be referring to an injury to a meniscus at the top of one of the tibiae.

  3. Knee dislocation - Wikipedia

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    Typically there is a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, and either the medial collateral ligament or lateral collateral ligament. [3] If the ankle–brachial pressure index is less than 0.9, CT angiography is recommended to detect blood vessel injury. [3] Otherwise repeated physical exams may be sufficient. [2]

  4. Unhappy triad - Wikipedia

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    The unhappy triad, also known as a blown knee among other names, is an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, and meniscus.Analysis during the 1990s indicated that this 'classic' O'Donoghue triad is actually an unusual clinical entity among athletes with knee injuries.

  5. Medial collateral ligament - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the grade of the injury, the lowest grade (grade 1) can take between 2 and 10 weeks for the injury to fully heal. Recovery times for grades 2 and 3 can take several weeks to several months. Treatment of a partial tear or stretch injury is usually conservative. Most injuries that are partial and isolated can be treated without ...

  6. Soft tissue injury - Wikipedia

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    A strain is a type of acute injury that occurs to the muscle or tendon. Similar to sprains, it can vary in severity, from a stretching of the muscle or tendon to a complete tear of the tendon from the muscle. Some of the most common places that strains occur are in the foot, back of the leg (hamstring), or back. [2]

  7. Medial knee injuries - Wikipedia

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    Medial knee injuries (those to the inside of the knee) are the most common type of knee injury. [1] The medial ligament complex of the knee consists of: [2] superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL), also called the medial collateral ligament (MCL) or tibial collateral ligament; deep medial collateral ligament (dMCL), or mid-third medial ...

  8. Category:Ligaments of the lower limb - Wikipedia

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    Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament; Plantar cuboideonavicular ligament; Plantar cuneonavicular ligaments; Plantar intercuneiform ligaments; Plantar metatarsal ligaments; Plantar plate; Plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments; Posterior cruciate ligament injury; Posterior ligament of the head of the fibula; Posterior talocalcaneal ligament; Posterior ...

  9. Tibial plateau fracture - Wikipedia

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    Fracture of the neck of the fibula may also be found, and associated injury to the medial collateral ligament or cruciate ligaments occurs in about 10% of cases. [7] [8] However, most of these fractures occur from motor vehicle accidents or falls. Injury can be due to a fall from height in which knee forced into valgus or varus.