Secondary Stabilizers of the ACL Deficient Knee

Eliminating rotatory knee instability during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery is crucial to ensure patients return to normal function after ACL injury. While the ACL is generally considered the primary soft tissue restraint to antero-posterior laxity of the knee, several additional structures, such as the anterolateral complex of the knee, lateral and medial menisci and their capsular attachments, posterolateral corner structures, and collateral ligaments, also play important roles in knee stability.

Source: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics - February 22, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ata A. Rahnemai-Azar, Jason Zlotnicki, Jeremy M. Burnham, Daniel Guenther, Ashish Soni, Richard E. Debski, Volker Musahl Source Type: research