ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2019
Anterolateral ligament of the knee: a step-by-step dissection.
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- Combined Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anterolateral Ligament: Triple-Strand Braided Hamstring Graft for the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Gracilis Strand for the Anterolateral Ligament With a Single Femoral Tunnel.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Anatomical and Biomechanical Characteristics of the Anterolateral Ligament: A Descriptive Korean Cadaveric Study Using a Triaxial Accelerometer.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Anterolateral complex of the knee: State of the art.World journal of orthopedics · 2022Review
- Anatomy of the anterolateral ligament of the knee joint.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- Clinical outcomes of combined anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery & related research · 2021Review
- Correlation Between the Thickness of Anterolateral Ligament and Lateral Collateral Ligament of the Knee.Cureus · 2021Article
- [Research progress in anterolateral ligament of knee].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe number of studies and clinical interest in the anterolateral ligament of the knee (ALL) has grown in recent years. A meticulous and accurate ALL dissection is vital in anatomic and biomechanical studies, and a standardized technique is not yet established. As such, the aim of this study was to describe a step-by-step ALL dissection technique that could help authors consistently identify the ALL.
methodsTwenty knees from frozen adult cadavers, with no preference for sex or age, were included in the study. All the cadavers were dissected using the same technique to determine the incidence of the ALL.
resultsA transverse incision is performed in the iliotibial band (ITB), around 10 cm proximal to the topography of the lateral epicondyle of the femur. Next, the ITB undergoes anterograde blunt dissection until its insertion at Gerdy's tubercle in the tibia. Maintaining biceps femoris insertion, a dissection is performed anteriorly to it, until the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is found. Using the LCL, internal rotation and 30 to 60° flexion as references, the ALL can be located in the anterolateral topography of the knee, with its origin near the lateral epicondyle (proximal and posterior) and insertion between Gerdy's tubercle and the fibula (4.0 mm to 7.0 mm below the tibial plateau), expanding to the lateral meniscus (between the body and anterior horn), exhibiting a mean length of 4.0 ± 0.4 cm and mean width of 5.5 ± 0.8 mm.
conclusionsThe present article describes an effective and reproducible ALL dissection technique that made it was possible to identify the ligament in 100% of the cases in the present study.
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