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Background

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