Most patients with anterolateral ankle pain report some history of trauma as the precipitating event. In the majority of cases of anterolateral ankle pain with no history of trauma the cause is proliferative synovitis, especially in the area of the anteroinferior tibio ibular ligament [1,2]. Our case report is about a patient with anterolateral ankle pain and snapping, with no history of trauma...

BACKGROUND Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common procedures in orthopaedic surgery. However, even with advances in surgical techniques and implants, some patients still have residual anterolateral rotatory laxity after reconstruction. A thorough study of the anatomy of the anterolateral region of the knee is needed. PURPOSE To study the anterolateral...

INTRODUCTION Since the recent descriptions of the anterolateral ligament (ALL), the role played by the anterolateral peripheral structures in the rotational control of the knee is again being debated. The objective of this study was to identify the structures during internal tibial rotation and then to define their anatomical characteristics. We hypothesized that internal rotation would tighten...

Several biomechanical studies have demonstrated the importance of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) in rotational instability of the knee. Despite this, the precise role of the ALL in eliminating the pivot shift remains controversial. This disparity exists secondary to the nature of cadaveric research and the subsequent creation of artificial injury patterns that are not a true representation of...

Background: Anterolateral ankle pain is a common symptom after ankle sprain in athletes. Although the pathologic conditions producing anterolateral ankle pain have been researched, we still do not know the exact relationship between structural abnormality and anterolateral ankle pain. The aim of this study was to assess two distinct areas of anterolateral ankle pain by comparing magnetic resona...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presence of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) of the knee in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. METHODS Thirty-three MRI examinations on patients' knees that were done because of indications unrelated to ligament instability or trauma were evaluated. T1-weighted images in the sagittal plane and T2-weighted images with fat saturation in the axial, sagittal ...