VARIATION IN THE FEMORAL ATTACHMENT AND ANATOMY OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE: A CASE REPORT

Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 13

Abstract

Anterior cruciate ligament is the main restraint of anterior tibial movement over femoral condyles in the knee joint. It is functionally a double bundle structure with a twisted single bundle anatomy. Anatomical variation in the anatomy of acl are rare and usually confer with the biomechanical double bundle model. We present an anatomical variation in the femoral attachment and anatomy of anterior cruciate ligament of knee.

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Sesi D. A. V. S.

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  • EP ID EP226832
  • DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2015/301
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Sesi D. A. V. S. (2015). VARIATION IN THE FEMORAL ATTACHMENT AND ANATOMY OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE: A CASE REPORT. Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, 2(13), 2140-2144. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-226832