ANATOMICAL, HISTOLOGICAL AND BIOMECHANICS ANALYSIS OF THE ANTEROLATERAL LIGAMENT

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593782329098

• Palavras-chave: Anterolateral ligament. Histology. Biomechanics. Knee.

• Keywords: Anterolateral ligament. Histology. Biomechanics. Knee.

• Abstract:

  The present work focuses on carrying out a bibliographical research on the anterolateral ligament of the knee, with the main objective of incorporating the results obtained from the articles analyzed, in relation to anatomy, histology and ligament biomechanics. The literature search was through the MEDLINE database via PubMed® and SciElo®, focusing on articles that contained the objectives proposed by the research. The anterolateral ligament does not have a constant incidence, due to the different forms of dissection used by studies, it is worth highlighting that the distal to proximal method was more successful in identifying the ligament. Therefore, studies seek to understand the anatomy of the anterolateral ligament, which is covered by fibrous connective tissue and originates from the lateral epicondyle of the femur, varying proximally, distally, anteriorly and posteriorly in relation to the lateral collateral ligament. It has an anterodistal trajectory towards the tibia, where it is inserted between the head of the fibula and Gerdy's tubercle, and in the meniscus between the anterior horn and the body of the meniscus. Regarding biomechanics, studies converge on the explanation that the ligament has the function of stabilizing the knee.