New body part discovered in the knee.

[sharkboy1200]

As impossible as it may seem, two surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have discovered an entirely new part of the human body. It is a ligament in the knee and it appears to play a role in patients suffering from a tear in their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a common sports injury.

Named the anterolateral ligment, it was discovered using macroscopic dissection techniques after the doctors began investigating possible causes for complications after rehabilitation for ACL. They came across a paper written in 1879 that hypothesized the existence of a previously unknown ligament in the knee. The author of the paper turned out to be correct; Dr Claes and Dr Bellemans managed to locate the ligament and claim it can be found in 97% of all patients. Further research found that the pivot shift, a common complication after ACL rehabilitation, is caused by a tear in the ALL ligament.

The last time a new human body part was discovered was June 2013. Although just microscopic layer in the human cornea, its discovery made eye surgery simpler and safer.

We have a tendency to believe we know everything there is to know about the anatomy of our bodies - after all, we've been studying them in great detail for hundreds of years. These discoveries prove there's always more to learn, and every new piece of information helps patients and doctors.


Read more at http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/new-human-body-part-discovered#0BzxHwKsKOA3hI8S.99

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/new-human-body-part-discovered

 

[Videodrome]

cool

 

[Z A C K]

I think we truly kneed to congratulate these guys on their discovery.

 

[Pureshooter]

Seems it was a joint effort; pretty kneet.

 

[Li Tan]

"We have a tendency to believe we know everything there is to know about the anatomy of our bodies -"
I don't think people suffering from hair loss would agree.

 

[Smurfboy]

Looks like chicken.

 

[Plainview]

I don't know how this is possible.

 

[lowdru2k]

Cool story.

 

[Intellivision]

I don't know how this is possible.

Likely BS. I can't see how any doctor/surgeron could miss that ligament. It's so blatant in the pic.

 

[sharkboy1200]

I don't know how this is possible.

It's possible that it might just been considered part of another piece as opposed to being it's own.

 

[Dno69]

I don't know how this is possible.

Evolution.

 

[rankandfile]

If this is found to be true than these doctors will be up to their knees in ridicule for this so called discovery

 

[TDbank24]

Evolution.

Evolution is a mystery.

 

[DarkPassenger]

Old news from Nov. 2013.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/body-odd/new-ligament-found-human-knee-f8C11551563

Edit:

Wait, Shark posted an article from 2013. What the...