“…Historically, many authors have advocated that the preservation of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty is advantageous in providing better knee stability, prevention of posterior subluxation of the tibia, sheer stress reduction, increased knee joint proprioception and increased knee flexion due to better femoral rollback [2,3,23,24]. However, several reports have demonstrated that the posterior cruciate ligament in osteoarthritic knees is already histologically abnormal at the time of primary surgery [25,26].…”