Anatomic dissection of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) in paired fresh-frozen cadaveric knee joints

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• 作者：Philip P. Roessler ; Karl F. Schüttler…
• 关键词：Anterolateral ligament (ALL) ; Anatomy ; Dissection ; Knee joint ; Laterality
• 刊名：Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：137
• 期：2
• 页码：249-255
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• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Orthopedics;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1434-3916
• 卷排序：137

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IntroductionDifferent dissection studies as well as comparative studies about the anterolateral ligament of the knee (ALL) already exist and the structure’s topology and properties have been shown. However, most of the studies investigating the ligament were performed in embalmed knees, which is thought to change the structural integrity of ligaments and thus the topologic and dynamic measurements. Since the biomechanical function of the ALL is not fully understood until today and a correlation with the pivot shift phenomenon is yet speculative, further studies will have to clarify its definitive importance. Its function as a limiter of internal rotation and lateral meniscal extrusion leads to the assumption of a secondary knee stabilizer.