Is an Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Required in ACL-Reconstructed Knees With Associated Injury to the Anterolateral Structures? A Robotic Analysis of Rotational Knee Stability.

Journal: The American journal of sports medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The effect of an anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction on rotational knee stability and corresponding anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft forces using multiple knee loading conditions including the pivot-shift phenomenon has not been determined.

Authors

  • Frank R Noyes
    Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center-Mercy Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
  • Lauren E Huser
    Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center-Mercy Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
  • Darin Jurgensmeier
    Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center-Mercy Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
  • James Walsh
    Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center-Mercy Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
  • Martin S Levy
    Department of Operations and Business Analytics, College of Business, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.