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Table 6 Surgical treatment of injuries

From: An Analysis of Knee Injuries in Rugby League: The Experience at the Newcastle Knights Professional Rugby League Team

Type of injury

Number surgery required

Proportion surgery required (%)

MCL tear

0.0

0.0

ACL

3.0

100.0

PCL/PLC

0.0

0.0

Chondral/meniscal

8.0

17.6

PFJ/extensor mechanism

1.0

9.1

Other/minor

0.0

0.0

All injuries

12

13.5

  1. MCL medial collateral ligament, ACL anterior cruciate ligament, PCL/PLC posterior cruciate ligament/posterolateral corner, PFJ patellofemoral joint