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Ligaments connect one bone to another within a joint and help to provide stability and flexibility. There
are ligaments helping to support every joint in the body. Injury to each one has slightly different symptoms
and treatment. It is possible to damage more than one ligament in the same incident, particularly in the knee.
Injuries can consist of different levels of sprains or if the impact is significant the ligament can tear. Some
ligament tears require surgery with the most common ones being in the knee, shoulder, and ankle. In the knee the
most common ligament injuries include the Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), and
less commonly the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and the lateral collateral ligament (LCL).
If surgery is not required, physical therapy can help speed recovery. If surgery is needed, the patient will
still require a structured program of rehabilitation, supervised by a physical therapist to best ensure the
quickest and most complete recovery.
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