Collateral ligament injury can be a cause of ACL graft failure. These ligament injuries must be addressed at revision surgery in order to prevent failure of the revision surgery. In malalignment with associated collateral ligament injury, osteotomy may be the preferred choice to manage the collateral ligament laxity. This outline will describe techniques for managing collateral ligament injury ...

BACKGROUND Medial-sided knee injury patterns have been poorly defined in the available literature. The lack of definition can be attributed to the differing anatomic perspectives of physician authors and the functional significance they assigned to the posteromedial structures of the knee. HYPOTHESIS Many so-called medial collateral ligament injuries can involve significant damage to the post...

The lateral aspect of the knee is stabilized by a complex arrangement of ligaments, tendons, and muscles. These structures can be demonstrated with routine spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequences performed in the sagittal, coronal, and axial planes. Anterolateral stabilization is provided by the capsule and iliotibial tract. Posterolateral stabilization is provided by the arcuate li...

injuries to the posterolateral corner (plc) comprise a significant portion of knee ligament injuries. a high index of suspicion is necessary when evaluating the injured knee to detect these sometimes occult injuries. moreover, a thorough physical examination and a comprehensive review of radiographic studies are necessary to identify these injuries. in this sense, stress radiographs can help to...

The goal of this study was to model the dynamic failure properties of ligaments and their attachment sites to facilitate the development of more realistic dynamic finite element models of the human lower extremities for use in automotive collision simulations. Porcine medial collateral ligaments were chosen as a test model due to their similarities in size and geometry with human ligaments. Eac...

The biomechanical anatomy of the ankle ligaments continues to be a subject of interest because detailed knowledge of these structures is essential for proper diagnosis and treatment of the injuries affecting them. Lesions to the ankle ligaments are one of the most common sports injuries and the origin of soft tissue impingement syndrome. Together with the ligaments of the tibiofibular syndesmos...

The actual need for surgical reconstruction of an injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is still a matter debate. aim this study was to quantify and analyze the knee kinematics force redistribution resulting from ACL sacrifice consequent effects changing quadriceps hamstring activity during walking. A three-dimensional musculoskeletal model used simulate behavior joint gait cycle, in differe...