Deep Dive into Knee MLI: Expert Insights and Techniques

Edited by renowned experts Dr. Bruce A. Levy and Dr. Benjamin Freychet, this comprehensive issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine delves into the intricacies of Knee MLI, providing practicing clinicians with essential knowledge and techniques to enhance their practice.

This issue, one of four selected annually by Consulting Editor Dr. Mark Miller, covers a wide range of topics crucial to understanding and treating knee ligament instability patterns. It includes articles on:

• Vascular injury in the multiple ligament injured knee, shedding light on the complex relationship between blood vessels and ligaments.
• MCL/PMC, focusing on the medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament injuries and their implications for knee stability.
• FCL/PLC, exploring the lateral collateral ligament and posterior lateral corner injuries and their treatment options.
• Osteotomies, discussing surgical procedures aimed at realigning the knee joint to alleviate stress and improve function.
• MLIK: initial assessment and treatment, guiding clinicians through the initial steps of evaluating and managing multiple ligament knee injuries.
• All-inside PCL graftlink, detailing a minimally invasive technique for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
• Multiligament Knee Reconstruction, outlining the surgical approaches and considerations for repairing multiple ligament injuries.
• KDIV Multiligament Knee Injuries: Treatment and Outcomes, examining the treatment options and expected outcomes for knee dislocation injuries involving multiple ligaments.
• Repair and Augmentation with Internal Brace in the Multiligament injured knee, introducing a novel approach that combines repair with internal bracing to enhance stability and promote healing.
• PCL reconstruction with internal brace Augmentation, focusing on the use of internal bracing to augment posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
• Outcomes, Injury Patterns and Gait Analysis of Multiligament knee Injury, analyzing the outcomes and gait patterns in patients with multiple ligament knee injuries to inform treatment and rehabilitation strategies.

This issue is a valuable resource for orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, and researchers seeking to advance their understanding of knee MLI and improve patient outcomes.