ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2017
The anterolateral complex of the knee: a pictorial essay.
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- Comparison of Revision ACL Reconstruction Using Iliotibial Band Augmented With Allograft Versus Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft With Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- High Prevalence of Persistent Measurable Postoperative Knee Joint Laxity in Patients with Tibial Plateau Fractures Treated by Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF).Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Overview of the anterolateral complex of the knee.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- Additional lateral extra-articular tenodesis in revision ACL reconstruction does not influence the outcome of patients with low-grade anterior knee laxity.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Article
- Injuries to the anterolateral ligament are observed more frequently compared to lesions to the deep iliotibial tract (Kaplan fibers) in anterior cruciate ligamant deficient knees using magnetic resonance imaging.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
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- High Rate of Initially Overlooked Kaplan Fiber Complex Injuries in Patients With Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.The American journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Segond Fractures Involve the Anterolateral Knee Capsule But Not the Iliotibial Band.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- A fluoroscopic analysis of the length changes of the capsulo-osseous layer of the distal iliotibial band.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- High Prevalence of Anterolateral Ligament Abnormalities on MRI in Knees With Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: A Case-Control Series From the SANTI Study Group.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2019Article
- The Stability study: a protocol for a multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with and without Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis in individuals who are at high risk of graft failure.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
Injuries to the anterolateral complex of the knee can result in increased rotatory knee instability. However, to diagnose and treat patients with persistent instability properly, surgeons need to understand the multifactorial genesis as well as the complex anatomy of the anterolateral aspect of the knee in its entirety. While recent research focused primarily on one structure (anterolateral ligament-ALL), the purpose of this pictorial essay is to provide a detailed layer-by-layer description of the anterolateral complex of the knee, consisting of the iliotibial band with its superficial, middle, deep, and capsulo-osseous layer as well as the anterolateral joint capsule. This may help surgeons to not only understand the anatomy of this particular part of the knee, but may also provide guidance when performing extra-articular procedures in patients with rotatory knee instability. Level of evidence V.
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