ABSTRACT
This study deals with [30] cases of medial ligament rupture of the knee joint after trauma, [24] cases of them were reported for the final follow-up for [3] years, [22] cases of them were males while [8] cases were Females. All patients were admitted to the hospital and after careful general and local examination, plain x-Ray stress films were done to the affected knee joint. Pre-operative preparation followed by open repair of the injured medial ligament. Plaster of Paris was applied after operation above knee in flexion 30 degree for one and half months. This was followed by full programme of physiotherapy till we get the full range of knee flexion extension movements with good stability in the medial and lateral directions in the stress films of the plain x-Rays at the end of the period of the follow up. [22] cases healed without any complications and return to their usual work after a period from [2] to [5] months, [2] cases were complaining of pain and limitation of knee flexion movement from 30 degree to 40 degree, one of these [2] cases was an obese lady with O.A. of the knee and aged [50] years and the other case was O.A. of the knee with genu varum deformity and aged [55] years