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Torsion of knee results in injury most commonly to

A
Anterior cruciate ligament
B
Medial meniscus
C
Fibular collateral ligament
D
Tibial collateral ligament
High-Yield Explanation
Most of the guides have given tibial collateral ligament as the answer, which is wrong. ACL is the most commonly injured ligament of knee and the usual mechanism of injury is twisting (torsion) with valgus injury on the semiflexed knee. "The ACL is the most commonly damaged knee ligament, accounting for up to 50% of all documented ligamentous knee injuries. The typical mechanism of injury is a sudden twisting injury with valgus force in a flexed knee". -- Sports injury. "MCL is injured by valgus force, and if injury involves a twist in addition to valgus force, the ACL may also be damaged ". - Apley's

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