assessment

Anatomy

3 primary stabilizers (plus posterolateral capsule)

LCL / Popliteus / Popliteofibular ligament

Laprade et al. AJSM 2003

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14623649/

1.  Lateral collateral ligament

Femoral attachment

Anatomy

Developmental Anatomy

Knee joint first appears as a mesenchymal cleft at 8 weeks gestation

- ACL and PCL separate entities by week 10