Table 3.
Visibility and rupture frequencies for the anterolateral ligament (ALL) and the deep portion of the iliotibial tract (dITT) in adult and pediatric patients with ACL deficiency
| Adult patients (n = 66) | Pediatric patients (n = 25) | Total patients (n = 91) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visible n (%) |
Complete tear n (%) |
Partial tear n (%) |
Visible n (%) |
Complete tear n (%) |
Partial tear n (%) |
Visible n (%) |
Complete tear n (%) |
Partial tear n (%) |
|
| Anterolateral ligamenta | |||||||||
| Proximal part | 60 (90.9) | 10 (16.7) | 19 (31.7) | 25 (100) | 1 (4) | 4 (16) | 85 (93.4) | 11 (12.9) | 23 (27.1) |
| Distal part | 55 (83.3) | 13 (23.6) | 7 (12.7) | 25 (100) | 0 (0) | 4 (16) | 80 (87.9) | 13 (16.3) | 11 (13.8) |
| Tibial avulsion (Segond) | 66 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 25 (100) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 91 (100) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0) |
| Illiotibial tracta | |||||||||
| Deep femoral attachment (KFC) | 56 (84.8) | 5 (8.9) | 7 (12.5) | 19 (76.0) | 1 (5.3) | 3 (15.8) | 75 (82.4) | 6 (8.0) | 10 (13.3) |
| Capsulo-osseous layer | n.a | n.a | n.a | n.a | n.a | n.a | n.a | n.a | n.a |
| Anterolateral ligament (any part)a | 52 (78.8) | 16 (30.8) | 21 (40.4) | 25 (100) | 1 (4) | 7 (28.0) | 77 (84.6) | 17 (22.1) | 28 (36.4) |
| Iliotibial tract (any part)a | 56 (84.8) | 5 (8.9) | 7 (12.5) | 19 (76.0) | 1 (5.3) | 3 (15.8) | 75 (82.4) | 6 (8.0) | 10 (13.3) |
| Torn ALL (any part) and dITT (any part)a,b | 52 (78.8) | 2 (3.8) | 5 (9.6) | 19 (76.0) | 0.0) | 2 (10.5) | 71 (78.0) | 2 (2.8) | 7 (9.9) |
Percentages of tear frequencies are reported. The absolute numbers are reported in relation to the number of visible cases [excluding "Tibial avulsion (Segond)]
n.a. not applicable, ALL anterolateral ligament, dITT deep portion of the Iliotibial Tract, KF Kaplan fiber complex
aDisplayed as number and percentage; bapplicable, if in both anatomical structures (ALL and dITT) at least one part is injured