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What other injuries are ruled out?

- Pain in the area of a collateral ligament tears can also occur in the meniscus or cartilage neighbors.

- The feeling of instability may also occur in lesions of cruciate ligaments, or patella cartilage.

- If the joint opens when the doctor kept slightly flexed knee, as well as the remains stretched, it is likely that the ligaments are also torn.

- The patient should know that some or all of these lesions may occur simultaneously.

- Newly produced the injury, the knee may hurt too much to allow exploration. In this case, may be anesthetized locally and further exploration or immobilize the knee with a cast or two bands (braces), for 10 days or so, to decrease the pain.What tests are often ordered?

Knee radiographs

Radiographs are useful to rule out associated fractures. It is relatively common for a medial collateral ligament injury is accompanied by a fracture on the opposite side of the knee, especially in traffic accidents.

Nuclear magnetic resonance

Magnetic resonance imaging usually detects breakage of the collateral ligaments and its severity, as well as injuries to other knee structures.

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