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Qualification of the natural history of a disease process is imperative so as to initiate appropriate and specific treatment. Why alter a process if you don’t know the unaltered end point? In neoplastic terms, an entity with a “benign” natural history usually can be treated less aggressively, while a “malignant” condition often requires more aggressive modalities. Although posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury is not cancer, determining the natural history and treatment is no different.
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Giannotti, B.F. (2001). The Natural History of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knee. In: Fanelli, G.C. (eds) Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21601-0_8
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