Table 3.
Prevalence and anatomical measurements of the anterolateral ligament.
| Author (year) |
Subject (n) |
Population (mean age) |
Prevalence (%) |
Length (mm) |
Width (mm) |
Thickness (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This study (2018) |
Fresh cadavers (120) | Korean (79.1) |
42.5 | 30.1 ± 2.1 (Extension) |
5.2 ± 1.5mm (Joint line) |
1.0 ± 0.6mm (Joint line) |
| Vincent et al. (2012) |
Fresh cadavers (10) | French (85.3) |
100 | 34.1 ± 3.4 | 8.2 ± 1.5 | 2–3 |
| Claes et al. (2013) |
Embalmed cadavers (41) | Belgian (79) |
97 | 38.5 ± 6.1 (Extension) |
6.7 ± 3.0 (Joint line) |
1.3 ± 0.6 (Joint line) |
| Helito et al. (2013) |
Cadavers (20) |
Brazilian (61.5) |
100 | 37.3 ± 4.0 | 7.4 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 0.6 |
| Dodds et al. (2014) |
Fresh cadavers (40) | British (75) |
83 | 59.0 ± 4.0 | 6.0 ± 1.0 | |
| Caterine et al. (2015) |
Fresh cadavers (19) | Canadian (70) |
100 | 40.3 ± 6.2 (Extension) |
5.1 ± 1.8 (above meniscus) 8.9 ± 2.5 (below meniscus) |
1.4 ± 0.6 |
| Kennedy et al. (2015) |
Fresh cadavers (15) | American (58.2) |
100 | 36.8 (Extension) | ||
| Potu et al. (2016) |
Formalin–fixed cadavers (24) | Caucasian (-) |
4.16 | 34.23 (Extension) |
4.04 (Joint line) |
1.78 (Joint line) |
| Runer et al. (2016) |
Embalmed cadavers (44) | Austrian (78.1) |
45.5 | 42.2 ± 6.2 (Extension) |
5.6 ± 1.3 (Joint line) |
1.2 ± 0.3 (Joint line) |
| Roessler et al. (2016) |
Fresh cadavers (20) | German (79.4) |
60 | 39.63 ± 0.78 (Extension) |
5.28 ± 0.33 (midportion) |
1.52 ± 0.31 (midportion) |