title: Anterolateral knee biomechanics.
abstract: This article reviews the evidence for the roles of the anterolateral soft-tissue structures in rotatory stability of the knee, including their structural properties, isometry, and contributions to resisting tibial internal rotation. These data then lead to a biomechanical demonstration that the ilio-tibial band is the most important structure for the restraint of anterolateral rotatory instability. Level of evidence V.
authors.affiliation: Biomechanics Group, Mechanical Engineering Department, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. a.amis@imperial.ac.uk.|Musculoskeletal Surgery Group, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London School of Medicine, London, W6 8RF, UK. a.amis@imperial.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-1381
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Amis
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology*; D012399:Rotation
keywords: ACL; Anterolateral rotatory instability; Biomechanics; Ilio-tibial band; Tibial internal rotation