Open AccessSolving the Mystery of the Antero Lateral Ligament
Author(s) -
Farhan Phs,
Rathi Sudhakaran,
Jai Thilak
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24656.9326
Subject(s) - cadaveric spasm , anatomy , anterolateral ligament , medicine , knee joint , anterior cruciate ligament , epicondyle , ligament , articular capsule of the knee joint , soft tissue , orthodontics , surgery , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , humerus
The cruciate ligaments are essential for the antero-posterior stability of the knee joint. In Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) rupture, though reconstructive surgery is a widely accepted and proven procedure, there is still an unacceptably high re-injury rate. The fact that the rotational instability persists even after the surgical reconstruction of ACL injury has evoked a new interest in the study of the soft tissue structures on the anterolateral aspect of the knee joint. The stability of the knee joint was found to improve dramatically if ACL reconstruction is accompanied with the reconstruction of the anterolateral soft structures of the knee.