Injuries to the knee are associated with injury of the medial aspect of the knee in 40%, making the medial collateral ligament (MCL) complex, the most commonly injured structure of the knee. [1–4]. The MCL complex consists of three individual structures: the superficial (sMCL) and deep MCL (dMCL), a...

Objective: To evaluate the degree of correlation between MRI and clinical gradings of medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries and assess for associated structures on MRI which may influence the clinical perception of MCL laxity. Materials and methods: All knee MRIs with acute MCL injuries betw...

The medial collateral ligament (MCL) is a flat band of connective tissue that runs from the medial epicondyle of the femur to the medial condyle of the tibia. Its role is to provide valgus stability to the knee joint. MCL injuries often occur in sports, especially in skiing; in fact, 60% of skiing k...

The medial collateral ligament is one of four major ligaments that support the knee. The MCL is the prime static stabilizer of the medial side of the knee joint, and is important for providing support against valgus stress, rotational forces, and anterior translational forces on the tibia. A discuss...