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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 7/2022

03-11-2021 | KNEE

A novel meniscofemoral ligament variant intra-substance to the PCL

Authors: Jens T. Verhey, David G. Deckey, Sailesh Tummala, Jeffrey D. Hassebrock, Donald Dulle, Jeremiah R. Long, Mark D. Miller, Anikar Chhabra

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 7/2022

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Abstract

While much detail is known about each anatomic structure of the knee and its contributory effect on biomechanics, our understanding is still evolving. In particular, the function of the meniscofemoral ligaments and their anatomical variants have yet to be fully described. In this report, a never-before-described anatomical meniscofemoral ligament variant intra-substance to the PCL is presented. Arthroscopists should be aware of the novel variant as a growing number of studies have demonstrated the biomechanical importance of the meniscofemoral ligaments in protecting the lateral meniscus and supporting the function of the PCL.
Level of Evidence: IV.
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Metadata
Title
A novel meniscofemoral ligament variant intra-substance to the PCL
Authors
Jens T. Verhey
David G. Deckey
Sailesh Tummala
Jeffrey D. Hassebrock
Donald Dulle
Jeremiah R. Long
Mark D. Miller
Anikar Chhabra
Publication date
03-11-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 7/2022
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-021-06791-6

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