Acute and chronic management of posterolateral corner injuries of the knee

Orthopedics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 479-488

  Ricchetti, Eric T ^a   Sennett, Brian J ^a   Huffman, G Russell ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Penn Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE REMODELING; BRACE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY SEVERITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE INSTABILITY; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; PERONEUS NERVE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVICES; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE LIGAMENT; PROCEDURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 46849099190     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20110414-05     Document Type: Review

References (54)

1. Covey DC. Injuries of the posterolateral corner of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2001; 83(1):106-118.
2. Gardner MJ, Yacoubian S, Geller D, et al. The incidence of soft tissue injury in operative tibial plateau fractures: a magnetic resonance imaging analysis of 103 patients. J Orthop Trauma. 2005; 19(2):79-84.
3. Hughston JC, Jacobson KE. Chronic posterolateral rotatory instability of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1985; 67(3):351-359.
4. Chen FS, Rokito AS, Pitman MI. Acute and chronic posterolateral rotatory instability of the knee. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2000; 8(2):97-110.
5. DeLee JC, Riley MB, Rockwood CA Jr. Acute posterolateral rotatory instability of the knee. Am J Sports Med. 1983; 11 (4):199-207.
6. Baker CL Jr, Norwood LA, Hughston JC. Acute posterolateral rotatory instability of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1983; 65(5):614-618.
7. Hughston JC, Andrews JR, Cross MJ, Moschi A. Classification of knee ligament instabilities. Part II. The lateral compartment. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1976; 58(2):173-179.
8. Harner CD, Vogrin TM, Hoher J, Ma CB, Woo SL. Biomechanical analysis of a posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Deficiency of the posterolateral structures as a cause of graft failure. Am J Sports Med. 2000; 28(1):32-39.
9. Noyes FR, Barber-Westin SD, Roberts CS. Use of allografts after failed treatment of rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1994; 76(7):1019-1031.
10. O'Brien SJ, Warren RF, Pavlov H, Panariello R, Wickiewicz TL. Reconstruction of the chronically insufficient anterior cruciate ligament with the central third of the patellar ligament. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1991; 73(2):278-286.
11. Maynard MJ, Deng X, Wickiewicz TL, Warren RF. The popliteofibular ligament. Rediscovery of a key element in posterolateral stability. Am J Sports Med. 1996; 24(3):311-316.
12. Watanabe Y, Moriya H, Takahashi K, et al. Functional anatomy of the posterolateral structures of the knee. Arthroscopy. 1993; 9(3):57-62.
13. Seebacher JR, Inglis AE, Marshall JL, Warren RF. The structure of the posterolateral aspect of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1982; 64(4):536-541.
14. Larson RV, Tingstad E. Lateral and posterolateral instability of the knee in adults. In: DeLee JC, Drez DJ, eds. DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2003:1969-1994.
15. Shahane SA, Ibbotson C, Strachan R, Bickerstaff DR. The popliteofibular ligament. An anatomical study of the posterolateral corner of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1999; 81(4):636-642.
16. Veltri DM, Deng XH, Torzilli PA, Maynard MJ, Warren RF. The role of the popliteofibular ligament in stability of the human knee. A biomechanical study. Am J Sports Med. 1996; 24(1):19-27.
17. Veltri DM, Deng XH, Torzilli PA, Warren RF, Maynard MJ. The role of the cruciate and posterolateral ligaments in stability of the knee. A biomechanical study. Am J Sports Med. 1995; 23(4):436-443.
18. McGuire DA, Wolchok JC. Posterolateral corner reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2003; 19(7):790-793.
19. Sugita T, Amis AA. Anatomic and biomechanical study of the lateral collateral and popliteofibular ligaments. Am J Sports Med. 2001; 29(4):466-472.
20. Nau T, Chevalier Y, Hagemeister N, Deguise JA, Duval N. Comparison of 2 surgical techniques of posterolateral corner reconstruction of the knee. Am J Sports Med. 2005; 33(12):1838-1845.
21. Stannard JP, Brown SL, Robinson JT, McGwin G Jr, Volgas DA. Reconstruction of the posterolateral corner of the knee. Arthroscopy. 2005; 21(9):1051-1059.
22. Anderson DD. Effects of sectioning of the posterior cruciate ligament and the posterolateral complex on the articular contact pressures within the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995; 77(4):649.
23. Skyhar MJ, Warren RF, Ortiz GJ, Schwartz E, Otis JC. The effects of sectioning of the posterior cruciate ligament and the posterolateral complex on the articular contact pressures within the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1993; 75(5):694-699.
24. Fleming RE Jr, Blatz DJ, McCarroll JR. Posterior problems in the knee. Posterior cruciate insufficiency and posterolateral rotatory insufficiency. Am J Sports Med. 1981; 9(2):107-113.
25. LaPrade RF, Terry GC. Injuries to the posterolateral aspect of the knee. Association of anatomic injury patterns with clinical instability. Am J Sports Med. 1997; 25(4):433-438.
26. Noyes FR, Grood ES, Torzilli PA. Current concepts review. The definitions of terms for motion and position of the knee and injuries of the ligaments. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1989; 71(3):465-472.
27. Veltri DM, Warren RF. Anatomy, biomechanics, and physical findings in posterolateral knee instability. Clin Sports Med. 1994; 13(3):599-614.
28. Montgomery JB. Dislocation of the knee. Orthop Clin North Am. 1987; 18(1):149-156.
29. O'Donnell TF Jr, Brewster DC, Darling RC, Veen H, Waltman AA. Arterial injuries associated with fractures and/or dislocations of the knee. J Trauma. 1977; 17(10):775-784.
30. Loomer RL. A test for knee posterolateral rotatory instability. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1991; (264):235-238.
31. Hughston JC, Norwood LA Jr. The posterolateral drawer test and external rotational recurvatum test for posterolateral rotatory instability of the knee. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1980; (147):82-87.
32. Cooper DE. Tests for posterolateral instability of the knee in normal subjects. Results of examination under anesthesia. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1991; 73(1):30-36.
33. Noyes FR, Barber-Westin SD. Treatment of complex injuries involving the posterior cruciate and posterolateral ligaments of the knee. Am J Knee Surg. 1996; 9(4):200-214.
34. LaPrade RF, Gilbert TJ, Bollom TS, Wentorf F, Chaljub G. The magnetic resonance imaging appearance of individual structures of the posterolateral knee. A prospective study of normal knees and knees with surgically verified grade III injuries. Am J Sports Med. 2000; 28(2):191-199.
35. Yu JS, Salonen DC, Hodler J, Haghighi P, Trudell D, Resnick D. Posterolateral aspect of the knee: improved MR imaging with a coronal oblique technique. Radiology. 1996; 198(1):199-204.
36. Kannus P. Nonoperative treatment of grade II and III sprains of the lateral ligament compartment of the knee. Am J Sports Med. 1989; 17(1):83-88.
37. Krukhaug Y, Molster A, Rodt A, Strand T. Lateral ligament injuries of the knee. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrose. 1998; 6(1):21-25.
38. LaPrade RF, Wentorf F. Diagnosis and treatment of posterolateral knee injuries. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002; (402):110-121.
39. Veltri DM, Warren RF. Operative treatment of posterolateral instability of the knee. Clin Sports Med. 1994; 13(3):615-627.
40. Jacobson KE. Technical pitfalls of collateral ligament surgery. Clin Sports Med. 1999; 18(4):847-882.
41. LaPrade RF. Arthroscopic evaluation of the lateral compartment of knees with grade 3 posterolateral knee complex injuries. Am J Sports Med. 1997; 25(5):596-602.
42. Noyes FR, Barber-Westin SD. Surgical reconstruction of severe chronic posterolateral complex injuries of the knee using allograft tissues. Am J Sports Med. 1995; 23(1):2-12.
43. Noyes FR, Barber-Westin SD. Surgical restoration to treat chronic deficiency of the posterolateral complex and cruciate ligaments of the knee joint. Am J Sports Med. 1996; 24(4):415-426.
44. Ross G, DeConciliis GP, Choi K, Serieller AD. Evaluation and treatment of acute posterolateral corner/anterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004; 86(suppl 2):2-7.
45. Stannard JP, Brown SL, Farris RC, McGwin G Jr, Volgas DA. The posterolateral corner of the knee: repair versus reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2005; 33(6):881-888.
46. Arciero RA. Anatomic posterolateral corner knee reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2005; 21(9):1147.
47. Kocabey Y, Nawab A, Caborn DN, Nyland J. Posterolateral corner reconstruction using a hamstring allograft and a bioabsorbable tenodesis screw: description of a new surgical technique. Arthroscopy. 2004; 20(suppl 2):159-163.
48. Sekiya JK, Kurtz CA. Posterolateral corner reconstruction of the knee: surgical technique utilizing a bifid Achilles tendon allograft and a double femoral tunnel. Arthroscopy. 2005; 21(11):1400.
49. Verma NN, Mithofer K, Battaglia M, MacGillivray J. The docking technique for posterolateral corner reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2005; 21(2):238-242.
50. Yoon KH, Bae DK, Ha JH, Park SW. Anatomic reconstructive surgery for posterolateral instability of the knee. Arthroscopy. 2006; 22(2):159-165.
51. Albright JP, Brown AW. Management of chronic posterolateral rotatory instability of the knee: surgical technique for the posterolateral corner sling procedure. Instr Course Lect. 1998;47:369-378.
52. Clancy WG Jr, Sutherland TB. Combined posterior cruciate ligament injuries. Clin Sports Med. 1994; 13(3):629-647.
53. Fanelli GC, Giannotti BF, Edson CJ. Arthroscopically assisted combined posterior cruciate ligament/posterior lateral complex reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 1996; 12(5):521-530.
54. Freeman RT, Duri ZA, Dowd GS. Combined chronic posterior cruciate and posterolateral corner ligamentous injuries: a comparison of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with and without reconstruction of the posterolateral corner. Knee. 2002; 9(4):309-312.