Posterior cruciate ligament injury: This type of injury may result from trauma to the back of the knee. Meniscus tears — a type of cartilage injury — may also occur. Making twisting motions ...

Other ligaments, most commonly the ACL, or the meniscus, may be torn along with an MCL injury. In order to prevent the possibility of an MCL tear, some athletes use braces to prevent excessive ...

While you may still be able to walk with a torn meniscus, if you don’t get it treated, a small piece of the cartilage may come loose and drift into the joint. This can cause your knee to slip, pop, or ...

Dr. Paul Fleissner, a board-certified orthopaedic and pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, ...