title: Lateral reconstruction for anterolateral rotatory instability of the knee.
abstract: Sixty patients underwent surgery for correction of anterolateral rotatory instability using an extraarticular approach. Forty procedures were performed utilizing Hughston's technique which is outlined. This approach is shown to provide effective control of pivot shift and anterolateral rotatory laxity.
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods