Key takeaways: Among 107 medial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstructions, researchers found a 5.1% complication rate. Surgeons should consider this technique vs. medial patellofemoral ...

Combined femoral tunnel preparation: A skin incision is made slightly posterior and proximal to the lateral epicondyle of the femur (Figure 4), and the iliotibial tract is longitudinally opened.

Surgeons have dissected and described a new structure in the human knee joint, the anterolateral ligament (ALL), which connects the femur with the anterolateral tibia.

The MPFL is an extremely important ligament that helps guide and constrain the patella. When absent/torn the MPFL allows the incompetent MPFL allows the kneecap to move outward relative to the femur.

F.A.T.A.L.” is an algorithm for diagnosing post-op ACL issues, in an organized way. It’s also a new study in JAAOS. We have ...

They include bones, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. The knee, one of the body's largest and most complex joints, joins the thigh bone (femur) to the shin bone (tibia).

Where Is the Femoral Artery Located? In the top third of your thigh, there's an area called the femoral triangle. The borders of this triangle are the inguinal ligament, the adductor longus muscle ...

FRACTURES of the tibial spines, like all the less common fractures, receive so little attention in medical literature that even the specialists lose contact with the trends of treatment. It seems ...