How do you treat a grade III MCL knee injury? What do you do if it occurs over a long period?
Hello
I practice sports medicine. The term sprain is thrown around a lot these days (Oh.. This is a sprain). In reality, a sprain is a very serious injury to a ligament (ligaments connect bone to bone). Sprains are divided into three distinct categories: 1, 2 or 3. G-1 A sprain is the most common and represents microtears less than 50% of the ligament. A G-2 is more serious, but usually heal without surgery (but usually with a significant amount of laxity aka "loose"). A CL G-3 is a complete tear of the ligament and is the most serious of the three. G-3 sprains need reconstructive surgery to repair the ligament. In addition, you should have X-rays and / or MRI to rule out an avulsion fracture, which is the case, instead of tearing ligaments, tearing of the broad ligament is Boney origin or insertion. Good luck, hope this helps!
Ask your doctor. You probably need some massage or physiotherapy.
Posted on March 24, 2010.
