Case Report
Anterolateral ligament: A case report
Mihail Angelov*, Yoanna Tivcheva, Dimo Krastev and Nikolai Krastev
Published: 25 January, 2023 | Volume 7 - Issue 1 | Pages: 001-002
The Anterolateral Ligament (ALL) [1,2] is a ligamentous structure of the knee whose definition as a ligament has been disputed in the past, however in the last decade more and more anatomical studies have concluded that its definition as a separate ligament is the most accurate. In this case report we present our findings from the dissection of a formalinized cadaver which we find are consistent with the anatomical characteristics of the anterolateral ligament and with that we aim to further its morphological definition.
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