ArticleKnee surgery & related research2020
Biomechanical function of the anterolateral ligament of the knee: a systematic review.
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- Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Shows Reduced Graft Failure Rates and Superior Residual Rotational Stability Regardless of Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Graft: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Lateral extra-articular procedures combined with ACL reconstructions lead to a higher return to pre-injury level of sport: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- It is challenging to reproduce both anatomical and functional aspects of anterolateral reconstruction: postoperative 3D-CT analysis of the femoral tunnel position.Knee surgery & related research · 2024Article
- Must a Knee with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency and High-grade Pivot Shift Test Present an Increase in Internal Rotation?Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024Article
- All-inside anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with and without anterolateral ligament reconstruction: a prospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Comparison of ACL and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction With Isolated ACL Reconstruction Using Hamstring Autograft: Outcomes in Young Female Patients With High-Grade Pivot Shift.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- The Role of the Medial Meniscus in Anterior Knee Stability.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Reconstruction of the Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee Joint.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundIt has been suggested that the anterolateral ligament (ALL) is an important anterolateral stabilizer of the knee joint which functions to prevent anterolateral subluxation and anterior subluxation at certain flexion angles in the knee. PURPOSE: To analyze and systematically interpret the biomechanical function of the ALL.
methodsAn online search was conducted for human cadaveric biomechanical studies that tested function of the ALL in resisting anterolateral subluxation and anterior subluxation of the knee. Two reviewers independently searched Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for studies up to 25 September 2018. Biomechanical studies not reporting the magnitude of anterior tibial translation or tibial internal rotation in relation to the function of the ALL were excluded.
resultsTwelve biomechanical studies using human cadavers evaluating parameters including anterior tibial translation and/or internal tibial rotation in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-sectioned and ALL-sectioned knees were included in the review. Five studies reported a minor increase or no significant increase in anterior tibial translation and internal tibial rotation with further sectioning of the ALL in ACL-deficient knees. Five studies reported a significant increase in knee laxity in tibial internal rotation or pivot shift with addition of sectioning the ALL in ACL-deficient knees. Two studies reported a significant increase in both anterior tibial translation and internal tibial rotation during application of the anterior-drawer and pivot-shift tests after ALL sectioning.
conclusionThere was inconsistency in the biomechanical characteristics of the ALL of the knee in resisting anterolateral and anterior subluxation of the tibia.
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