Injuries of the medial collateral ligament in children are rarely
reported. We are describing six tears of the medial collateral ligament in
which an operative repair was done. The patients' ages were six to eleven
years. Five were boys and one, a girl. The follow-up (seven months to
thirteen years) showed normal results in three; good, in two; and fair, in
one. Three patients also had had an injury to the anterior cruciate
ligament or an avulsion injury to the anterior tibial spine.