Background
Anatomy
Developmental Anatomy
Knee joint first appears as a mesenchymal cleft at 8 weeks gestation
- ACL and PCL separate entities by week 10
Developmental Anatomy
Knee joint first appears as a mesenchymal cleft at 8 weeks gestation
- ACL and PCL separate entities by week 10
Partial or complete rupture of one or parts of lateral ligaments of ankle
- common ankle sprain
Lateral ligaments sprains are the most common ligamentous injuries of the human body
- account for approximately 15% of all athletic injuries
- it is estimated that there is one ankle inversion injury per day per 10,000 people
Most common young males
- average age 27