Abstract
The distal iliotibial tract is a principal structure of the lateral side of the knee. Whereas extensive procedures involving this structure have been proposed to increase knee stability and to augment an intraarticular reconstruction [1, 3], the descriptions of the functional anatomy of the distal tract remain inconsistent [4, 5, 10]. This study deals with the detailed anatomy and function of the distal-femoral fixation of the iliotibial tract.
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Lobenhoffer, P., Krettek, C., Posel, P., Witt, S. (1988). Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Anteroposterolateral Femorotibial Structures in the Iliotibial Band System. In: Müller, W., Hackenbruch, W. (eds) Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72782-5_7
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