Use of ultrasound guidance may provide reproducible femoral positioning of the anterolateral graft posterior and proximal to the lateral epicondyle compared with the use of palpation alone, according to published results.
Researchers separated 120 patients undergoing combined ACL and anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction into groups based on whether the location of the lateral epicondyle was determined by palpation (n=60) or with preoperative ultrasound guidance (n=60). Researchers evaluated the effective positioning of the femoral ALL graft on postoperative lateral radiographs.