Current knowledge in the treatment of anterolateral ligament injury of knees.
10.3969/j.issn.1003-0034.2017.08.020
- Author:
Yu-Qing ZENG
;
Jin-Tao HU
;
Jun-Ming WAN
;
Fu-Hua ZHONG
;
Bin-Feng JIANG
;
Jian-Fang ZHANG
;
Jian-Wei LU
1
,
2
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedics, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310012, Zhejiang, China
2. Lujianwei1202@163.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anterolateral ligament;
Knee joint;
Surgical procedure, operative
- From:
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2017;30(8):773-776
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Although the function of the anterolateral stabilizing structures of the knee in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries has been recognized since many years, most of orthopedic surgeons do not take the anterolateral structure into consideration when performing an ACL reconstruction. Anatomic ACL reconstruction will improve knee stability, but a small subset of patients may experience some residual anteroposterior and rotational instability. For this reason, some researchers have paid attention to the anterolateral aspects of the knee, especially the anterolateral ligament. We don't know the best time to perform ACL and ALL reconstruction. And we lack the evidence to prove which technique is the best one. So we look forward to more random controlled trial.
