Anatomic Variations of the Lateral Intercondylar Ridge: Relationship to the Anterior Margin of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

• Main Authors: Tsukada S., Fujishiro H., Watanabe K., Nimura A., Mochizuki T., Mahakkanukrauh P., Yasuda K., Akita K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2014
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24603528; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84900428906&partnerID=40&md5=4b89c4e9c80e612d347d3e5fc9b77802; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1714
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: The lateral intercondylar ridge (UR) has been recognized as an important landmark to create an appropriate femoral tunnel in single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. However, because of variations in the distal part of the LIR or because the relationship between the...