Although posterolateral knee injuries16 are less common than injuries to the ACL or PCL and are infrequently found as isolated injuries,recently, injuries to the posterolateral knee structures have been more commonly diagnosed than they were in the recent past. It has also been shown that posterolateral knee injuries alter forces in knees after cruciate […]
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.
The primary purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that an in vivo model of posterolateral knee instability could be created in the rabbit and to develop a natural history model in animals. The biomechanical and gross features of the rabbit knee 12 weeks after rupture of the fibular collateral ligament […]
The purpose of this study was to determine the anatomy of the posterolateral aspect of the rabbit knee to serve as a basis for future in vitro and in vivo posterolateral knee biomechanical and injury studies. Twelve nonpaired fresh-frozen New Zealand white rabbit knees were dissected to determine the anatomy of the posterolateral […]
Quantitative descriptions of the attachment sites of the main posterolateral knee structures have not been performed.
Posterolateral knee injuries can be very debilitating. It is important to understand the complex anatomy and pertinent diagnostic tests to properly treat posterolateral knee injuries. The fibular collateral ligament, popliteus tendon, and the popliteofibular ligament are the main static stabilizers against abnormal varus and posterolateral translational moments.
To determine whether untreated grade 3 posterolateral knee injuries contribute to a significant increase in force on a posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction graft, we measured the force on the graft during joint loading of a posterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knee with otherwise intact structures and then selectively cut the popliteofibular ligament, popliteus tendon, and the fibular collateral ligament. A posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction […]
The purpose of this study was to contrast the magnetic resonance imaging appearance of uninjured components of the posterolateral knee with that of injured structures, and to assess the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in identifying posterolateral knee complex injuries. Thin-slice coronal oblique T1- weighted images through the entire fibular head were used to identify the posterolateral structures in seven uninjured knees. […]
To determine if untreated grade III injuries of the posterolateral structures contribute to increased force on an anterior cruciate ligament graft, we measured the force in the graft in cadaveric knees during joint loading after reconstruction with otherwise intact structures and in the same reconstructed knees after selected cutting of specific posterolateral knee structures.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate prospectively the arthroscopic findings in the lateral compartment of knees with posterolateral knee complex injuries, to help identify individual injured anatomic structures, and to assist in the clinical identification of these injuries.
