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6 Nov 2013 19:22

Two Belgian surgeons have discovered a new ligament in the human knee, a part they are calling the anterolateral ligament, or ALL. The previously unknown piece of tissue, recently described in the journal of Anatomy, was first mentioned by French surgeon Paul Segond in 1879. According to the study, Segond noted the existence of a "pearly, resistant, fibrous brand," but until now, no clear anatomical description had been provided. Steven Claes and Johan Bellemans from the University of Leuven dec...
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