The Role of the Lateral Soft Tissues in Controlling Anterior Translation And Internal Rotation of the Tibia and An Investigation of Lateral Reconstructions Accompanying ACL Reconstruction

摘要

Introduction:There is considerable current interest in the role of the lateral soft tissue structures in the context of ACL deficiency (ACLD). Of course the topic is not new but a re-visitation, although with improved experimental techniques available. It was clear that there was a rush to create surgical techniques based on the ‘Anterolateral Ligament’ (ALL) but without investigative ‘due-diligence’ and without consideration that other structures may be important, or more important.