Will the Kaplan Fiber Complex Be the ''New Anterolateral Ligament''? Insights from Direct Surgical Exploration in the Context of ACL Injury and Reconstruction

Alberto Grassi; Silvio Caravelli; Massimiliano Mosca; Stefano Zaffagnini

doi:10.3390/jcm11164842

Will the Kaplan Fiber Complex Be the ''New Anterolateral Ligament''? Insights from Direct Surgical Exploration in the Context of ACL Injury and Reconstruction

J Clin Med. 2022 Aug 18;11(16):4842. doi: 10.3390/jcm11164842.

Authors

Alberto Grassi¹, Silvio Caravelli¹, Massimiliano Mosca¹, Stefano Zaffagnini¹

Affiliation

¹ II Clinic of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.

Abstract

According to the most popular scientific literature database in 2022, nearly 20 papers mentioning the "Kaplan Fiber" complex have been published in the last 2 years, highlighting the role of this anatomical structure in the context of anterior cruciate ligament tear [...].

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Editorial

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This research received no external funding.