ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2017
Historical perspective on the "discovery" of the anterolateral ligament of the knee.
Article in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Are there any complications after lateral extra-articular tenodesis in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? - a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Anatomical Insights into the Lateral Meniscus and Anterolateral Ligament: A Cadaveric Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Modified Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction in 291 High-Level Athletes: Clinical Outcomes at Minimum 2.5-Year Follow-Up.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Kaplan fibers of iliotibial band: a comprehensive review of current literature.EFORT open reviews · 2024Review
- A Review of Current Concepts of the Anterolateral Complex of the Knee.Orthopedic reviews · 2022Article
- Increased lateral femoral condyle ratio is associated with greater risk of ALC injury in non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- The anterolateral ligament of the knee joint: a review of the anatomy, biomechanics, and anterolateral ligament surgery.Knee surgery & related research · 2019Article
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Abstract
There is a lively debate about the existence, origins and discoverer of the anterolateral ligament of the knee. The complex anatomy of the lateral aspect of the knee has made it difficult to differentiate between various structures such as the iliotibial band, capsulo-osseous layer, Kaplan's fibres and the anterolateral capsule. The "discovery" of a new anterolateral structure in 2013 was the culmination of many historical studies. In 1879, Paul Ferdinand Segond described a tibial plateau fracture in which he noted a pearly band reinforcing the joint capsule. Other anatomists had their suspicions about this ligament; it was described by Vallois in 1914 in his thesis and extensively studied by Jost in 1921. References to it can be found in comparative anatomy studies. This historical review serves as a reminder that understanding and treating knee sprains is not something new. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V.
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