Anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament: a blueprint for repair and reconstruction.
The anterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint is a complex structure whose orientation, construct, and biology are directly related to its function as a constraint of knee joint motion. While the complexity of its design allows the ligament to function through the normal range of motion as a static stabilizer of the knee, it also makes the exact duplication of this structure very difficult. A fundamental knowledge of the functional anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament provides the orthopaedic surgeon with an essential blueprint on which to base techniques of repair and reconstruction.
Dodds
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JA
Laboratory for Comparative Orthopaedic Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
Arnoczky
S P
SP
D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D001178:Arthroplasty; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology