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Editorial CommentaryEditorial Commentary: Anterolateral Ligament—Anatomy, Evaluation, and Future Applications to Knee Stability

Kevin G. Shea - No affiliation found

2019/07/01 Editorial DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.04.007 Journal: Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery

Abstract:

AbstractMagnetic resonance imaging evaluation of anterolateral ligament injury may be reliable for individuals experienced and trained to identify it, but it does not reference a diagnostic gold standard. The structural anatomy and radiographic diagnosis may differ from those of more traditional ligaments, which should influence concepts of reconstruction.