Morphometric Study on the Tibial Collateral Ligament / Estudio Morfométrico del Ligamento Colateral Tibial

Tibial collateral ligament by virtue of its length, composite attachments, and biomechanical exertions is more prone to lesions. A systematic analysis of the dimensions and variations of this ligament has been presented in this article. With the decrease emphasis on anatomy as a preclinical subject and recent successful moves to curtail total teaching hours for dissection, coupled with the increasing shortage of cadavers, data of this nature will in our opinion becomes scarce progressively. With these factors in context, and attempt is made to record the gross morphological features of the ligament from a series of dissections.

El ligamento colateral tibial, por virtud de su longitud, inserciones y esfuerzos biomecánicos, está más propenso a lesiones. Un análisis sistemático de las dimensiones y variaciones de este ligamento se presentan en este artículo. El decrecimiento del énfasis de la Anatomía como un ramo preclínico y la falta de cadáveres nos movieron a disminuir las horas de disección. Así, en nuestra opinión, los datos anatómicos son progresivamente más escasos. Con el propósito de registrar las características morfológicas macroscópicas del ligamento colateral tibial, realizamos una serie de disecciones.

Operative Methods of Chronic Anteromedial Rotatory Instability of Knee: Advancement and Bony Reinsertion Operation of Tibial Collateral Ligament / 대한정형외과학회잡지

Chronic anteromedial rotatory instability has not been demonstrated to have a satisfactory solution and we have experienced recurrence of the instability after operations. So the authors devised a new operative technique for the TCL (Tibial collateral ligament), that is, burying of the torn end of the ligament beneath the “ㄷ” shaped bony flap. It would better be called advancement and bony reinsertion operation. And we performed modifed MacIntosh tenodesis for the torn anterior cruciate ligament. The results were as follows: l. Of six knees, four (66.6%) rated “good”, two (33.3%) “fair”, and none (O%) “poor” (follow-up period; at least 6 months). 2. The technical problem of the advancement and bony reinsertion operation was discussed.