Open AccessAnterolateral knee biomechanics
Author(s) -
Amis Andrew A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.806
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1433-7347
pISSN - 0942-2056
DOI - 10.1007/s00167-017-4494-x
Subject(s) - biomechanics , instability , internal rotation , anatomy , soft tissue , isometry (riemannian geometry) , orthodontics , medicine , physics , surgery , mathematics , engineering , mechanics , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis
This article reviews the evidence for the roles of the anterolateral soft‐tissue structures in rotatory stability of the knee, including their structural properties, isometry, and contributions to resisting tibial internal rotation. These data then lead to a biomechanical demonstration that the ilio‐tibial band is the most important structure for the restraint of anterolateral rotatory instability. Level of evidence V.