Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee Shows Variable Anatomy in Pediatric Specimens.

CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of the anterolateral ligament in pediatric specimens we observed was much lower than other studies on adult specimens; future studies might further investigate the prevalence, development, and functional role of the anterolateral ligament of the knee.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study expands our understanding of the anterolateral ligament and provides important anatomic information to surgeons considering anterolateral ligament reconstruction concomitantly with primary or revision ACL reconstruction in pediatric athletes.
PMID: 27798791 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - October 30, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Shea KG, Milewski MD, Cannamela PC, Ganley TJ, Fabricant PD, Terhune EB, Styhl AC, Anderson AF, Polousky JD Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research