TABLE 2.

Anatomic Locations of the Femoral, Tibial, and Meniscal Attachments of the Anterolateral Ligament^a

Anatomic Landmark	Average	SD	Range
Femoral attachment
Anterior to the LCL, mm	2.2	1.5	0-5
Distal to the LCL, mm	3.5	2.1	2-6
Bifurcartion point from femoral attachment
Distance, mm	20.3	4.1	14-26
Percentage of total ligament length	52.5	8.1	42-71
Meniscal attachment
Anterior to the TPM, mm	19.4	3.5	13-22
Tibial attachment
Distal to the lateral plateau cartilage, mm	4.4	1.1	2-7
Between the fibular head and Gerdy tubercle, %	38	11	22-52

^aLCL, lateral collateral ligament; SD, standard deviation; TPM, tendon of the popliteus muscle.