Presence of anterolateral ligament in knees with or without anterior cruciate ligament tear

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Abstract Background: There is a lot of disagreement in the orthopedics community centers on the existence, morphology, and function of the so-called “anterolateral ligament (ALL).” Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine whether the knees with or without anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears had ALLs in their femoral, meniscal, and tibial portions. Materials and Methods: Ninety-six patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) knee were enrolled in the trial after being fully informed about it and receiving their agreement. The study involved 96 patients, 48 of whom had ACL tears and the remaining 48 did not. Results: Out of 96 patients, 62 (65%) patients had visible ALL on their MRI image. Visualization on MRI is that out of 62 patients, 52 (84%) were male, and 10 (16%) were female. Of 62 individuals who had visible ALL, 23 (37%) suffered an ACL injury, and the remaining 39 (61%) patients did not. Conclusion: Our investigation provided radiological proof of the ALL’s existence. Additionally, we discovered that the presence of ALL was strongly linked to meniscal and ACL tears. It is necessary to standardize anatomic nomenclature because variations in the definition of the anatomic description of ALL have caused variations in the incidence of ALL reported in research.