LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT KNEE INJURIES

Course overview

THE LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT (LCL), ALSO KNOWN AS THE FIBULAR LIGAMENT SERVES AS ONE OF THE KEY STABILIZERS OF THE KNEE JOINT. ORIGINATING ON THE LATERAL EPICONDYLE OF THE FEMUR AND INSERTING ON THE FIBULAR HEAD, THE LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PREVENT EXCESS VARUS STRESS AND POSTERIOR-LATERAL ROTATION OF THE KNEE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ANATOMY, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT KNEE INJURIES, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS.