Medial Collateral and Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

medial collateral ligament injury, lateral collateral ligament injury, MCL injury, LCL injury, tibial collateral ligament, fibular collateral ligament

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Adam B Agranoff, MD, Physiatrist and Partner, Chelsea Back Care, Chelsea Community Hospital
Adam B Agranoff, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and North American Spine Society
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Robert J Kaplan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Kansas School of Medicine and Medical Center
Robert J Kaplan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Association of Academic Physiatrists, International Spine Intervention Society, and Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation
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Robert E Windsor, MD, FAAPMR, FAAEM, FAAPM, President and Director, Georgia Pain Physicians, PC; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Emory University School of Medicine
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