Overview of the anterolateral complex of the knee

Table 1 List of 14-criteria divided into major and minor criteria to be consider when evaluating the need for performing a lateral tenodesis or anterolateral ligament reconstruction procedures

Major Criteria	Minor Criteria
ACL revision; pivot shift grade IIIpivot sports; competitive athlete or “elite”; age: ≤ 25 yr old	Hyperlaxity/recurvatum ≥ 10°; KT-1000 ≥ 8 mm side-side difference; instability ≥ 6 mo; medial meniscectomy and/or lateral meniscus root lesion; contralateral knee instability; Bmi ≥ 30; tibial plateau slope ≥ 10°; severe anterior tibial translation; presence of a ‘‘lateral femoral notch sign’’ or an impaction of the lateral femoral condyle[39]; segond fracture

ACL: Anterior cruciate ligament; BMI: Body mass index.