Influence of Injury to the Kaplan Fibers of the Iliotibial Band on Anterolateral Rotatory Knee Laxity in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Shu WatanabeKanto NagaiYuichi HoshinoKiminari KataokaYuta NakanishiDaisuke ArakiNoriyuki KanzakiTakehiko MatsushitaRyosuke Kuroda

Published in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)

Concomitant KF injury did not significantly affect the pivot-shift phenomenon in acute ACL-injured knees. The findings suggest that the contribution of KF injury to anterolateral rotatory knee laxity may be limited in the clinical setting.

Keyphrases

anterior cruciate ligament
total knee arthroplasty
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
liver failure
drug induced
aortic dissection