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Anatomical Consideration of the Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Many researchers have studied the structures of the anterolateral part of the knee.
Several researchers have investigated the existence of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) and its frequency has been inconsistently reported.
Therefore, we assessed whether the ALL is the anatomical true ligament and studied the morphological variations of this structure.
Sixty-four Korean adult cadavers (120 knees, mean age: 79.1 years) were used for this study.
The lateral part of the knee joint was carefully dissected with internal rotation of the tibia.
We checked the existence and morphological features and measured the dimensions (length, width, and thickness) of the ALL.
The ALL was clearly distinguished from the capsulo-osseous layer of the iliotibial tract and runs obliquely from the lateral femoral epicondyle to the tibial plateau.
The ALL was found in 42.5% of the samples, and 15 cadavers had ALLs in both knees.
There was no prevalence difference between females and males.
Most of the anterior border of the ALL was blended with the knee capsule.
Therefore, we concluded that this structure is a local thickening of the capsule in the anterolateral region of the knee, where it possibly developed against some external physical stress.
Therefore, the ALLs in this present study can be defined as a capsular ligament of the knee and, as per the nomenclature of the capsular ligament, can be also called the ‘anterolateral (capsular) ligament’.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cho, Ho-Jung& Kwak, Dai-Soon. 2019. Anatomical Consideration of the Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126215
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cho, Ho-Jung& Kwak, Dai-Soon. Anatomical Consideration of the Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126215
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cho, Ho-Jung& Kwak, Dai-Soon. Anatomical Consideration of the Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126215
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1126215