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The figure-of-four view to evaluate ACL injury
S G Tejwani1, R G Marx, R F Warren
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Center for Health Sciences, USA.
Orthopedics
|December 5, 2000
Abstract:
Standard arthroscopic assessment of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury through an anterior view can be sub-optimal for evaluation of the femoral origin, particularly the posterior component. The figure-of-four view provides increased exposure to the posterolateral aspect of the intercondylar notch, thereby facilitating diagnosis of proximal ACL injury and avulsions of the ACL origin.