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Innervation of the lateral ankle ligaments was confirmed in this study, suggesting that the presence of mechanoreceptors could have clinical implication as well as relevance in the proprioceptive function. Future electrophysiological studies will be required to define the role in the proprioceptive and nociceptive system of the ankle.

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ResumoIntrodução: Várias técnicas dentro do campo da reabilitação desportiva são utilizadas nos processos, entre elas o kinesio taping® (KT). Trata-se de uma fita elástica que pode ser aplicada em uma variedade de terapias para redução de edema, controle da dor, inibição e facilitação da atividade motora. Objetivo: Realizar um levantamento literário em bibliotecas internacionais sobre o KT e observar seus efeitos e indicações para sua aplicabilidade Na reabilitação no meio desportivo. Metodologia: O estudo é uma revisão de literatura, realizado no mês de dezembro de 2013. A pesquisa foi realizada nos bancos de dados da Medline via Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) e EBSCOhost, Lilacs via BVS, Scielo, e E-Journals via EBSCOhost. Foram utilizados os descritores: "Kinesio" e "Taping". Resultados: A pesquisa inicial resultou em 53 artigos encontrados. Após o refinamento dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão restaram 25 artigos. Foram encontrados sete artigos relacionados a desempenho de força e potência muscular, quatro sobre problemas na cintura escapular, quatro sobre desordens no joelho, dois sobre enfermidades no tornozelo, três sobre aplicação do KT na coluna, três revisões e duas referências sobre dor muscular e articular. Conclusão: Na área traumato-ortopédica os dados favorecem a sua aplicabilidade na prevenção e reabilitação da prática desportiva. Com bons resultados na dor principalmente nos momentos imediatos após a aplicação. Os estudos mostramse controversos em relação ao ganho de força, porém quando avaliados as atividades funcionais os artigos demonstram resultados satisfatórios. Com isso novos trabalhos utilizando metodologias mais detalhadas, elaboradas e padronizadas devem ser realizados no futuro. Palavras-chave: AbstractIntroduction: Several techniques within the field of sports rehabilitation are used in the process, including the kinesio taping ® (KT). This is a technique that uses an elastic strap which can be applied in a variety of treatments to reduce swelling, pain control, inhibition and facilitation of motor activity. Objective: Conduct a literature survey on international libraries on KT and observe its effects and indications for its applicability in sport. Methodology: This is a literature review conducted in December 2013. The survey was conducted in the databases of Medline via the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and EBSCOhost, Lilacs via VHL, SciELO, and E-Journals EBSCOhost. "Kinesio" and "Taping": descriptors were used. Results: The search resulted in 53 articles. After refining the criteria for inclusion and exclusion remaining 25 articles. Seven performance related to muscle strength and power items, four over problems in the shoulder girdle, four were found in knee disorders on two of sicknesses ankle tees on application of KT column, three reviews and two results for muscular and joint pain. Conclusion: The results showed that in orthopedic trauma-area data favor the applicability in the prevention and rehabilitation of despostiva practice. Good results in immediate pain mainly ...

Background The number of studies and clinical interest in the anterolateral ligament of the knee (ALL) has grown in recent years. A meticulous and accurate ALL dissection is vital in anatomic and biomechanical studies, and a standardized technique is not yet established. As such, the aim of this study was to describe a step-by-step ALL dissection technique that could help authors consistently identify the ALL. Methods Twenty knees from frozen adult cadavers, with no preference for sex or age, were included in the study. All the cadavers were dissected using the same technique to determine the incidence of the ALL. Results A transverse incision is performed in the iliotibial band (ITB), around 10 cm proximal to the topography of the lateral epicondyle of the femur. Next, the ITB undergoes anterograde blunt dissection until its insertion at Gerdy’s tubercle in the tibia. Maintaining biceps femoris insertion, a dissection is performed anteriorly to it, until the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is found. Using the LCL, internal rotation and 30 to 60° flexion as references, the ALL can be located in the anterolateral topography of the knee, with its origin near the lateral epicondyle (proximal and posterior) and insertion between Gerdy’s tubercle and the fibula (4.0 mm to 7.0 mm below the tibial plateau), expanding to the lateral meniscus (between the body and anterior horn), exhibiting a mean length of 4.0 ± 0.4 cm and mean width of 5.5 ± 0.8 mm. Conclusions The present article describes an effective and reproducible ALL dissection technique that made it was possible to identify the ligament in 100% of the cases in the present study. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12891-019-2517-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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