Editorial Commentary: The Anterolateral Ligament Is Only Part of the Puzzle of Anterolateral Corner Injury in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Disruption and Reconstruction.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Disclosures All authors (W.A.v.d.W., J.P.v.d.L.) declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. 20. Acta Radiol. 2021 Sep;62(9):1188-1192. doi: 10.1177/0284185120958407. Epub 2020 Sep 16. Measurement of iliotibial band diameter in iliotibial band friction syndrome and comparison with an asymptomatic population. Agridag Ucpinar B(1), Bankaoglu M(1), Eren OT(2), Erturk SM(3). Author information: (1)Department of Radiology, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. (2)Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. (3)Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey. BACKGROUND: Iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS) is an overuse injury of the lateral aspect of the knee. This syndrome classically affects the active young population. PURPOSE: To determine the diameter of the ITB using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients clinically diagnosed with ITBFS, compare the results with asymptomatic patients, and assess the inter-observer agreement between a senior and a junior radiologist with different levels of experience in musculoskeletal imaging. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From April 2014 to October 2019, 78 knee MRI scans of 78 patients were included in the study group who were referred from the orthopedic clinic with a clinical diagnosis of ITBFS. In the control group, there were 114 knee MRI scans of 114 patients who had knee MRI for various reasons and had no radiological abnormality on the performed knee MRI. The ITB diameters, cut-off values, and interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were calculated. RESULTS: Mean thickness of the ITB was higher in the study group compared to the control group in measurements done by both the senior and junior radiologists and this was statistically significant (P