ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2019
Anterolateral ligament injury has a synergic impact on the anterolateral rotatory laxity in acute anterior cruciate ligament-injured knees.
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- Plantaris tendon: a novel graft for anterolateral ligament reconstruction and additional reinforcement for anterior cruciate ligament autografts in combined reconstructive procedures.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
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- Correlation Analysis of the Anterolateral Ligament Length with the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Length and Patient's Height: An Anatomical Study.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the prevalence of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) injuries and its role in rotatory laxity in acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-injured knees.
methodsTwo-hundred and ninety-six consecutive patients with acute ACL injuries were evaluated retrospectively, excluding those with other ligament injury and undetectable path of ALL in MRI. Patients were divided into two groups based on the degree of ACL injury in arthroscopy (complete versus partial group). Logistic regression and discriminant analysis were performed to assess the risk of pivot shift test.
resultsA total of 169 patients were included (128 with complete and 41 with partial ACL rupture). Overall, 106/169 (62.7%) of ALL injuries were characterized, 87/128 (67.9%) in complete group, and 19/41 (46.3%) in partial group. The incidence of pivot shift was 120/128 (93.8%) and 14/41 (34.1%) in the complete and partial groups, respectively. The odds ratio in the pivot shift of combined ALL injury was found as 3.8 (95% CI 1.8-8.4) with the overall ACL injury, but higher as 17.1 (95% CI 3.1-96.4) with partial group. Higher grade of pivot shift showed a greater incidence of injury of ALL. Degree of ACL injury and ALL injury allowed 87.0% of correct classification of subsequent anterolateral rotatory laxity.
conclusionInjury to the ALL could have a synergetic effect on anterolateral rotatory laxity in acute ACL-injured knee, however, its effect might be minor in case of complete tear. Careful assessment about combined ALL injury should be considered, especially in knees with high-grade pivot shift in acute ACL-injured knees. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Retrospective prognostic study, Level IV.
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