Bone and Joint Institute
Development and validation of a finite element model to simulate the opening of a medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
9-1-2018
Journal
Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume
34
Issue
9
First Page
2739
Last Page
2742
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1016/j.arthro.2018.07.004
Abstract
© 2018 Arthroscopy Association of North America Significant focus has recently been placed on the contribution of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) to controlling anterolateral rotatory laxity of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured knee. Many recent studies have investigated the use of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound on determining the degree of ALL injury and whether this is correlated to high-grade rotatory laxity. Unfortunately, most studies lack a reference standard, and as such it is challenging to determine whether it truly is the ALL that is injured or if the capsule-osseous layer and deep iliotibial band are involved. Historic literature has demonstrated the importance of these other structures having been noted to be injured at the time of ACL reconstruction. As such, it is clear that high-grade rotatory laxity does not result from an isolated ACL injury. We therefore must remain open to the idea that it is not just the ALL that may cause this injury pattern, and optimal solutions to address this patholaxity have yet to be fully determined.
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