Research Article

Anatomical Consideration of the Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee

Table 2

Anatomical measurements of the anterolateral ligament in Koreans (unit: mm).

FemaleMaleTotalp-value 
(Student t-test)

Length 
(knee extension)
33.0 ± 6.731.1 ± 7.432.4 ± 6.80.58
Width 
(at the joint line)
5.3 ± 2.25.1 ± 1.65.2 ± 2.00.85
Thickness 
(at the joint line)
1.2 ± 0.71.5 ± 0.71.3 ± 0.70.18