Anterior lateral meniscofemoral ligament with congenital absence of the ACL
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Alcindo Silva • Ricardo Sampaio
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Purpose To describe agenesis of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with an anterior lateral meniscofemoral ligament. Methods and results Case report of a 13-year-old girl with an absent ACL and with an anterior lateral meniscofemoral ligament instead, as well as absence of the anterior insertion of the lateral meniscus in the tibia and a discoid ring-like lateral meniscus, with hypoplasia of the lateral femoral condyle. At arthroscopy, the anterior lateral meniscofemoral ligament was found to arise from the anterior horn of the lateral meniscus and insert into the posterolateral aspect of the intercondylar notch, mimicking the course of the native ACL on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Conclusion ACL agenesis may be associated with an anomalous anterior lateral meniscofemoral ligament that may mimic a normal ACL on MRI
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2011) 19:192–195 DOI 10.1007/s00167-010-1199-9 Received: 7 April 2010 / Accepted: 8 June 2010 / Published online: 22 June 2010
