To date, no surgical technique to treat posterolateral knee instability anatomically reconstructs the 3 major static stabilizing structures of the posterolateral knee: the fibular collateral ligament, the popliteus tendon, and the popliteofibular ligament.
Hypothesis: Static varus and external rotatory stability would be restored to the reconstructed knee with a posterolateral knee injury.
The anatomical locations of the original fibular collateral ligament, popliteus tendon, and popliteofibular ligament were reconstructed using a 2-graft technique. 10 cadaveric specimens were tested in 3 states: intact knee, knee with the 3 structures cut to simulate a grade III injury, and the reconstructed knee.
This 2-graft technique to reconstruct the primary static stabilizers of the posterolateral knee restored static stability, as measured by joint translation in response to varus loading and external rotation torque, to knees with grade III posterolateral injuries.
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To date, no surgical technique to treat posterolateral knee instability anatomically reconstructs the 3 major static stabilizing structures of the posterolateral knee: the fibular collateral ligament, the popliteus tendon, and the popliteofibular ligament.
Hypothesis: Static varus and external rotatory stability would be restored to the reconstructed knee with a posterolateral knee injury.
The anatomical locations of the original fibular collateral ligament, popliteus tendon, and popliteofibular ligament were reconstructed using a 2-graft technique. 10 cadaveric specimens were tested in 3 states: intact knee, knee with the 3 structures cut to simulate a grade III injury, and the reconstructed knee.
This 2-graft technique to reconstruct the primary static stabilizers of the posterolateral knee restored static stability, as measured by joint translation in response to varus loading and external rotation torque, to knees with grade III posterolateral injuries.
Copyright remains with the authors and publisher.