Editorial Commentary: Selection of Graft Attachment Site in Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction

• Published in: Arthroscopy Vol. 32; no. 10; p. 2025
• Main Author: Yoshiya, Shinichi, M.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Femur; Humans; Knee Joint; Ligaments - surgery; Orthopedics; Transplants - surgery

Abstract When considering the femoral attachment location for an anterolateral ligament reconstruction, the femoral attachment site should be positioned proximally and posteriorly to the lateral epicondyle to restore the physiologic length change of the native ligament. However, the clinical signifi...