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ACL Tear and MCL Tear: Key Differences and Treatment Options for Individual and Combined Injuries

Source: HSS

The ACL is in the middle of the knee joint and is an intra-articular ligament. This is important to understand because, in general, extra-articular ligaments (MCL) can heal sometimes on their own without surgery, while intra-articular ligaments (ACL) cannot.

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