Double-Bundle PCL Reconstruction in the Multiple-Ligament Injured Knee by Kate M. Parker MD, Gehron P. Treme MD, Dustin L. Richter MD

“…Background: Multi-ligament knee injuries and knee dislocations are potentially devastating injuries that typically result in injury to both cruciate ligaments and variable injury to collateral ligament complexes. …”
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Use of hyaluronic acid preparations for treatment of osteoarthritis of major ligaments by Oleksiy Kalashnikov, Oleksiy Sulyma, Taras Osadchuk, Volodymyr Zayets, Taras Nizalov, Roman Kozak, Pavlo Chernyak

Subjects: “…osteoarthritis of major ligaments…”
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Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone Dowels by Anthony J. Ignozzi BS, Ian MacLean MD, Mark Miller MD

“…Background: Revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is technically challenging and may require the use of bone dowels in either 1 or 2 stages. …”
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Strong relationship between dyslipidemia and the ectopic ossification of the spinal ligaments by Tsutomu Endo, Masahiko Takahata, Ryo Fujita, Yoshinao Koike, Ryota Suzuki, Yuichi Hasegawa, Toshifumi Murakami, Misaki Ishii, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideki Sudo, Norimasa Iwasaki

“…Abstract Obesity and metabolic disturbances are prevalent in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF); however, the involvement of dyslipidemia (DL) in OPLL/OLF remains uncertain. …”
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Femoropatellar radiographic alterations in cases of anterior cruciate ligament failure by Diego Protásio de Vasconcelos, Alan de Paula Mozella, Pedro Guilme Teixeira de Sousa Filho, Gustavo Cardilo Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre de Araújo Barros Cobra

“…OBJECTIVE: To make a comparative analysis on three femoropatellar radiographic parameters, between knees with chronic failure of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and normal knees.METHODS: Thirty volunteer patients with a diagnosis of unilateral isolated chronic ACL injury for more than one year and a normal contralateral knee were selected. …”
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Combined Deltoid and Spring Ligament Reconstruction Using Quadrangular Construct by Pradeep Moonot FRCS, MRCS, MS, Shubham Dakhode MBBS, MS (Ortho), Nikhil Karwande MBBS, MS, Prashant Pawar

“…The purpose of our study was discuss our experience in treating post-traumatic, chronic deltoid and spring ligament insufficiency utilising a technique called the “Quadrangular Construct” (combined deltoid and spring ligament reconstruction), which uses fibertape together with suture anchor fixation which anatomically resembles the ligament complex. …”
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Cyclic stretch induced epigenetic activation of periodontal ligament cells by Han-Jin Bae, Seong-Jin Shin, Seung Bin Jo, Cheng Ji Li, Dong-Joon Lee, Jun-Hee Lee, Hae-Hyoung Lee, Hae-Won Kim, Jung-Hwan Lee

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Clinical outcome after knee ligament reconstruction with tendon allografts by Jon Olav Drogset, Kristina Hovde Størset, Thea Marie Nitteberg, Tone Gifstad

Subjects: “…Knee ligament…”
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Editorial: The role of biomechanics in anterior cruciate ligament injuries prevention by David J. Saxby, Danilo S. Catelli, David G. Lloyd, Zimi Sawacha, Zimi Sawacha

Subjects: “…anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…”
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Choice of Surgical Procedure for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament by Toshitaka Yoshii, Kenichiro Sakai, Masaaki Machino, Takeo Furuya

“…In cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), spinal cord compression causes neurologic symptoms [...]…”
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Does Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Progress After Fusion? by Sasha Vaziri, Dennis Timothy Lockney, Alexander B. Dru, Adam J. Polifka, W. Christopher Fox, Daniel J. Hoh

Subjects: “…Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament…”
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Novel finding: Hyo-mandibular ligament- A cadaveric study by Meghan Neill, Haley Nation

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The role of periodontal ligament elasticity in periodontal changes – numerical simulation by Andrei Capra, Cornelia Biclesanu, Ana Maria Buruiana

Subjects: “…periodontal ligament…”
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MEDIAN ARKUAT LİGAMENT SENDROMU, MULTISLICE BT İLE TANISI by Hanifi Bayaroğulları, Ali Balcı, İnan Korkmaz, Rasim Yanmaz, Ahmet Aslan, Ramazan Davran

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Roles of extracellular adenosine triphosphate on the functions of periodontal ligament cells by Maythwe Kyawsoewin, Jeeranan Manokawinchoke, Worachat Namangkalakul, Hiroshi Egusa, Phoonsuk Limraksasin, Thanaphum Osathanon

“…Extracellular ATP (eATP) has a pivotal role in both physiological and pathological processes of periodontal ligament tissues. Here, this review aimed to explore the various functions of eATP that are involved in the control of behaviours and functions of periodontal ligament cells. …”
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The effect of preoperative rehabilitation on the outcome of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by S Srinivasalu, Anoop Pilar, Sandesh G Manohar, Jobin Joseph, M Madan Mohan, Rajkumar S Amaravathi

Subjects: “…anterior cruciate ligament tear…”
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ETHIOLOGY AND MECHANISMS OF INJURIES OF KNEE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT IN ATHLETES by Nikola Bulatović, Miroslav Kezunović

Subjects: “…anterior cruciate ligament…”
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Anatomical study of the posterior cruciate ligament with the knee flexed at 90°, by Daniel Kyubin Cho, Sthéphano Pellizzaro Rosa, Guilherme Bello Prestes, Luiz Antônio Munhoz da Cunha, Márcio Fernando Aparecido de Moura, Edmar Stieven Filho

“…Objective:To study the anatomy of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and define anatomical parameters with the knee flexed at 90°.Methods:Eight knees from cadavers were dissected in order to make measurements from the center of the anterolateral band to the roof (AL1), from the center of the anterolateral band to the anterior cartilage (AL2), from the center of the posteromedial band to the roof (PM1), from the center of the posteromedial band to the anterior cartilage (PM2), from the center of the tibial insertion to the medial region of the tibia (TIM), from the center of the tibial insertion to the lateral region of the tibia (TIL), from the center of the medial insertion to the medial meniscus (IMM) and the width of the origin of the PCL (WO). …”
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Epidemiology of Ankle Ligament Injuries in US High School Athletes by Bryan Swanson, Michael A. Hewitt BA, Sara E. Buckley DO, Christy Collins, Kenneth J. Hunt MD

“…Girls and boys' basketball had the highest incidence of sprains, 3.46 and 3.37 respectively. Ankle ligament injuries accounted for 35.9% of all lower extremity injuries in basketball players. 85.0% of the sprains were classified as lateral ligament, 4.0% medial ligament, 11.5% syndesmosis (8.6% partial and 2.9% complete syndesmosis injuries). …”
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MRI visibility of the anterolateral ligament and the deep structures of the iliotibial tract by Michael Liebensteiner, Armin Runer, Christof Kranewitter, Philipp Nachtigal, Johannes Giesinger, Dietmar Dammerer, Benjamin Henninger

Subjects: “…Anterolateral ligament…”
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