Radiographic landmarks for surgical reconstruction of the anterolateral ligament of the knee

Abstract

Using direct lateral fluoroscopy, radiographic landmarks of the ALL origin and insertion have been described.

An anatomical and MRI assessment of the of anterolateral ligament

“…While Alex [14] reported 2 variations in the footprint of the ALL in the femur, we did not observe such variations, which might be due to our small sample size. We did observe a connection between the ALL and lateral meniscus, which was also seen by many other investigators.…”

The meniscal insertion of the knee anterolateral ligament

“…Websites specializing in surgical technique videos, such as ''Vumedi'', already present several ALL reconstruction techniques that will be published in specialized journals in the near future. Radiographic parameters for ligament reconstruction have already been established [17,22].…”

Combined Intra- and Extra-articular Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: The Reconstruction of the Knee Anterolateral Ligament

“…12,13 The Blumensaat line and a line perpendicular to it are used to find the origin of the ALL on an absolute lateral knee radiograph. The ALL femoral point is found at about the halfway point on the Blumensaat line in the anterior to posterior direction, around 3 to 4 mm below it.…”