ALL Anatomy¶
This section describes the anterolateral ligament (ALL) anatomy, including the femoral and tibial insertion sites.
General Description¶
- Femoral insertion: located on the prominence of the lateral femoral epicondyle, anterior to the socket from which the LCL originated, and proximal and posterior to the insertion of the popliteus tendon. The width is 8.3 ± 2.1 mm [CVM+13].
- Tibial insertion: the width is 11.2 ± 2.5 mm, and the distance from the tibial articular cartilage and the insertion (assuming center) is 6.5 ± 1.4 mm. The distance from the center of the insertion to the fibular head is 23.2 ± 5.7 mm [CVM+13].

Fig. 17 The ALL anatomy for a right knee [CVM+13].

Fig. 18 The ALL anatomy for a right knee [CVM+13].
[CVM+13] | (1, 2, 3, 4) Steven Claes, Evie Vereecke, Michael Maes, Jan Victor, Peter Verdonk, and Johan Bellemans. Anatomy of the anterolateral ligament of the knee. Journal of Anatomy, 223(4):321–328, October 2013. URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.12087/abstract, doi:10.1111/joa.12087. |