Sharing of proximal fibers by the anterolateral and lateral collateral ligaments in the human knee: a cadaveric study.

ABSTRACT: Literature is highly inconsistent in describing the proximal attachment of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) and its relationship with the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) in human knees. This observational study aims to investigate that lacuna. The gross dissection was performed in the lower limbs (n = 83) from the donated adult-age (> 18 years) embalmed cadavers from medical institutions in the north and east India. The dissected knee specimens were first examined macroscopically. Further routine and special staining and microscopic examinations were performed. The ALL was absent in approximately 20.4% of the studied knee specimens (17/83). In remaining, the sharing of ALL and LCL proximal fibers was observed as a consistent finding (~ 97%) with rare exceptions. The mean length of the ti

SUBMITTER: Kumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387103 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature