Incidence of the Anterior Meniscofemoral Ligament: An Arthroscopic Study in Anterior Cruciate Ligament–Deficient Knees

Ranalletta, Maximiliano; Rossi, W; Paterno, Martín; Brigatti, Néstor Abel; Ranalletta, Aleandro

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2006.12.005

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“…Following full-text review and cross-referencing, 47 studies met all criteria for inclusion and were included in the review. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] After each step of the review process, any disagreement on inclusion of a study was resolved by discussion and agreement between the two reviewers. If consensus could not be reached, then inclusion was decided by the senior author (A.C.).…”

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“…Of these 47 studies, 26 were subsequently included for quantitative review based on study design to allow for simplified organization and improved comparison between similar studies. 7,8,10,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20]24,27,29,30,[32][33][34][35][37][38][39][40]46,51,53,54 All studies describing anatomical variants were summarized.…”

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“…6 Extensive research has detailed the position and incidence of the MFLs. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] However, a limited number of studies have proposed theories regarding their function. [20][21][22][23][24] As their role in knee biomechanics continues to unfold, these structures have potential implications for the advancement of surgical intervention on the PCL and menisci.…”

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Prevalence, Biomechanics, and Pathologies of the Meniscofemoral Ligaments: A Systematic Review

Deckey

Tummala

Verhey

et al. 2021

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation

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Purpose: To systematically review the literature to examine current understanding of the meniscofemoral ligaments (MFLs), their function, their importance in clinical management, and known anatomical variants. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases. Studies were included if they reported on the biomechanical, radiographic, or arthroscopic evaluation of human MFLs, or if they reported on an anatomical variant. These were then categorized as cadaveric, radiographic, or clinical. Biomechanical, radiographic, patient-reported, and functional outcomes data were recorded. Results: Forty-seven studies were included in the qualitative analysis, and 26 of them were included in the quantitative analysis. Of these, there were 15 cadaveric, 3 arthroscopic, and 9 radiographic studies that reported on the prevalence of MFLs. Overall, when looking at all modalities, the presence of either the anterior or posterior MFL (aMFL, pMFL) has been noted to be 70.8%, with it being the aMFL 17.4% and the pMFL 40.6%. The presence of both ligaments occurs in approximately 17.6% of individuals. Eleven reported on mean MFL length and thickness. When evaluating mean length in both men and women, the aMFL has been reported between 21.6 and 28.3 mm and the pMFL length in this population is between 23.4 and 31.2 mm. Five reported on cross-sectional area. Nine additional papers report anatomical variants. Conclusions: This review shows that there continues to be a variable incidence of MFLs reported in the literature, but our understanding of their function continues to broaden. A growing number of anatomic and biomechanical studies have demonstrated the importance of the MFLs in supporting knee stability. Specifically, the MFLs serve an important role in protecting the lateral meniscus and augmenting the function of the posterior cruciate ligament. Clinical Relevance: Our findings will aid the clinician in both identifying and treating pathologies of the meniscofemoral ligaments.

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“…2,5,7,12 Dis sec ti on, art hros copy and MRI ha ve be en the met hods used to as sess the MFLs pre vi o usly. [4][5][6]13 The dis sec ti on tech ni qu e is qu i te im por tant to ex pose the struc tu res of the re gi on. The pMFL co uld not be re cog ni zed by the an te ri or ap pro ach to the knee be ca u se the pMFL is lo ca ted be hind the PCL.…”

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“…2 Cli ni cal prob lems ca u sed by the MFL ha ve resul ted in ex ten si ve stu di es of this li ga ment. [3][4][5][6][7] MFLs can be ob ser ved in the ma jo rity of kne es on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). 4 The MFL can be mis di ag no sed as an in tra ar ti cu lar lo o se body on MRI.…”

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Morphologic Characteristics of Meniscofemoral Ligaments

Sözmen¹,

Yalın²,

Üzün³

et al. 2011

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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A AB BS S TTR RA AC CT T O Ob b j je ec c t ti i v ve e: : The aim of this study was to des cri be the pre sen ce, lengths, widths, at tach ment si tes, co ur se of the fi bers, his to lo gi cal pro per ti es and the sizes of the at tach ment si tes of the me nis co femo ral li ga ments to the la te ral me nis cus. M Ma a t te e r ri i a al l a an nd d M Me et t h ho od ds s: : Forty fresh fro zen kne es ob ta i ned from 22 hu man ca da vers we re exa mi ned. The kne e was dis sec ted by pos te ri or ap pro ach and the an te ri or and pos te ri or me nis co fe mo ral and pos te ri or cru ci a te li ga ments we re me a su red af ter exposing them. The secti ons of li ga ments we re sta i ned with the Ma son tric hro me stain and un der light mic ros co pe. R Re e s su ul lt ts s: : At le ast one of the me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments was pre sent in 37 (92.5%) ca ses. Twenty (50%) we re an te rior me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments and 24 (60%) were pos te ri or. In seven ca ses (17.5%) both an te ri or and poste ri or me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments we re pre sent. The ob li qu e fi bers of the pos te ri or cru ci a te li ga ment we re ob ser ved in 11 (27.5%) ca ses. A se pa ra ting mem bra ne bet we en the me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments and the pos te ri or cru ci a te li ga ment was ob ser ved. The me an lengths of the pos te ri or and an te ri or me nis co femo ral li ga ments we re 23.82 ± 1.51 mm and 21.55 ± 0.97 mm, res pec ti vely. The me an widths of the ante ri or and pos te ri or me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments we re 3.43 ± 0.57 mm and 4.09 ± 0.77 mm, res pec ti vely. The me an lengths of the at tach ment si tes of pos te ri or and an te ri or me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments to la te ral me nis cus we re 11.30 ± 1.85 mm and 6.19 ± 1.23 mm res pec ti vely and the me an widths we re 3.39 ± 0.92 mm and 4.88 ± 0.96 mm, res pec ti vely. C Co on nc c l lu u s si i o on n: : De ta ils con cer ning the di men si ons and his to lo gi cal pro per ti es of the me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments, the ir re la ti on to the pos te ri or cru ci a te li ga ment and la te ral me nis cus will con tri bu te to a cle ar un ders tan ding of the bi o mec ha nics of the kne e as well as the ra di olo gic di ag no sis and the tre at ment of kne e prob lems. K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Knee joint; menisci, tibial; posterior cruciate ligament Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Bu ça lış ma da, an te ri or ve pos te ri or me nis ko fe mo ral li ga ment le rin gö rül me sık lı ğı, uzunlu ğu, ge niş li ği, ya pış ma yer le ri, lif le ri nin yö nü, his to lo jik özel lik le ri ve la te ral me nis küs te ki ya pış ma yerle ri nin bo yut la rı nın in ce len me si amaç lan dı. G Ge e r re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön n t te em m l le er r: : Ta ze don du rul muş 22 adet in san ka dav ra sın dan el de edi len kırk adet diz in ce len di. Diz ler pos te ri or yak la şım la dis se ke edil di ve gö rü nür ha le ge ti ri len an te ri or ve pos te ri or me nis ko fe mo ral li ga ment ler ile pos te ri or çap raz bağ la rın öl çüm leri ya pıl dı. Ek ola rak, l...

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Rajgopal¹,

Vasdev²

2016

Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in the Younger, Active Patient

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Incidence of the Anterior Meniscofemoral Ligament: An Arthroscopic Study in Anterior Cruciate Ligament–Deficient Knees

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Prevalence, Biomechanics, and Pathologies of the Meniscofemoral Ligaments: A Systematic Review

Prevalence, Biomechanics, and Pathologies of the Meniscofemoral Ligaments: A Systematic Review

Morphologic Characteristics of Meniscofemoral Ligaments

Meniscus Surgery

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