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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 59, Issue 1 107-116, Copyright © 1977 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

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Surgical repositioning of the medial collateral ligament. An anatomical and mechanical analysis

DL Bartel, JL Marshall, RA Schieck and JB Wang

Analytical techniques using multiple-exposure roentgenograms were employed to investigate surgical repositioning of either the femoral or the tibial attachment of the medial collateral ligament. The motion of the femoral attachment of the ligament with respect to the tibial attachment was used to compute the changes in length of the borders of the ligament for normal knees and for knees with repositioned attachments. The results support the conclusion that when advancement of the medial collateral ligament is utilized in the treatment of medial instability, optimization is accomplished by distal and anterior advancement with the knee in 30 degrees of flexion. Femoral displacement (proximal realignment) or tibial displacement at knee-flexion angles greater than 45 degrees is not recommended.
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