During a surgical posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction, your doctor removes the torn ligament. They reconstruct it with tissue taken from another part of your body or from a human donor. It can take several months for the graft to heal.
Knee stiffness and residual instability are the most common complications associated with PCL reconstruction. The other possible complications include: Numbness. Infection.
Why Do You Need Arthroscopic PCL Reconstruction?
There are many benefits of Arthroscopic PCL Reconstruction, some benefits are listed below:
- The entire knee joint can be evaluated and any damaged tissue can be reconstructed or repaired through a small incision.
- The success rate of PCL reconstruction surgery has been reported to be about 80-90%.
- PCL injuries are usually partial ligament tears, and typically heal on their own.
- Surgery is often recommended when there is a complete tear of the PCL, if there is also damage to surrounding ligaments.
