File:Insertion site of ACL on Femur.jpg

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Femoral insertion sites of the ACL in the specimens before and after the ligament is cut. (a) ACL with an oval/elliptical morphology with its intact tibial and femoral attachments. (b) ACL removed showing the femoral footprint (white dashed line) with its anterior border formed by the lateral intercondylar ridge (resident's ridge) and posterior articular margin of the lateral femoral condyle forming its posterior border in continuity with the posterior femoral cortex. Dashed blue line marking direct insertion and red dashed line representing indirect fan-like insertion.

Avalos RM, Torres-González EM, Padilla-Medina JR, Monllau JC. ACL ANATOMY: IS THERE STILL SOMETHING TO LEARN?. Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. 2023 Feb 12.

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