Assessing non-operative treatment of PCL Injuries, the goals of Rehabilitation and the history of conservative care

Expiry Date
: 28/02/2025
CPD Units
: 2.00 Points
Rating
: 3/4

This study assesses how the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) can be treated non-surgically through rehabilitation techniques, what the rehabilitation goals are, and if there are any new conservative treatments for rehabilitation of the PCL

Keywords: Conservative; rehabilitation; PCL; non-operative

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
To assess the different non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury rehabilitation methods and the history of non-operative strategies.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. The relationship between non-operative strategies and PCL healing
  2. The effect that conservative rehabilitation has on total knee healing
  3. The influence of new conservative treatments on PCL rehabilitation
  4. How non-operative treatment of the PCL compares with surgical treatment.

Instructions for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
  • The pass grade is 70%;
  • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
  • Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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