Research Article
Anatomical Consideration of the Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee
Table 3
Prevalence and anatomical measurements of the anterolateral ligament.
| Author (year) | Subject (n) | Population (mean age) | Prevalence (%) | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Thickness (mm) |
| This study (2018) | Fresh cadavers (120) | Korean (79.1) | 42.5 | 30.1 ± 2.1 (Extension) | 5.2 ± 1.5mm (Joint line) | 1.0 ± 0.6mm (Joint line) | Vincent et al. (2012) | Fresh cadavers (10) | French (85.3) | 100 | 34.1 ± 3.4 | 8.2 ± 1.5 | 2–3 | Claes et al. (2013) | Embalmed cadavers (41) | Belgian (79) | 97 | 38.5 ± 6.1 (Extension) | 6.7 ± 3.0 (Joint line) | 1.3 ± 0.6 (Joint line) | Helito et al. (2013) | Cadavers (20) | Brazilian (61.5) | 100 | 37.3 ± 4.0 | 7.4 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 0.6 | Dodds et al. (2014) | Fresh cadavers (40) | British (75) | 83 | 59.0 ± 4.0 | 6.0 ± 1.0 | | Caterine et al. (2015) | Fresh cadavers (19) | Canadian (70) | 100 | 40.3 ± 6.2 (Extension) | 5.1 ± 1.8 (above meniscus) 8.9 ± 2.5 (below meniscus) | 1.4 ± 0.6 | Kennedy et al. (2015) | Fresh cadavers (15) | American (58.2) | 100 | 36.8 (Extension) | | | Potu et al. (2016) | Formalin–fixed cadavers (24) | Caucasian (-) | 4.16 | 34.23 (Extension) | 4.04 (Joint line) | 1.78 (Joint line) | Runer et al. (2016) | Embalmed cadavers (44) | Austrian (78.1) | 45.5 | 42.2 ± 6.2 (Extension) | 5.6 ± 1.3 (Joint line) | 1.2 ± 0.3 (Joint line) | Roessler et al. (2016) | Fresh cadavers (20) | German (79.4) | 60 | 39.63 ± 0.78 (Extension) | 5.28 ± 0.33 (midportion) | 1.52 ± 0.31 (midportion) |
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