Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using hamstring autograft in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT: We introduce an anatomic reconstruction technique for the medial patellofemoral ligament using a free hamstring autograft in skeletally immature patients. We dock the 2 ends of the graft in the superior-medial patella using sockets and secure the femoral graft attachment in a socket tunnel distal to the physis. This technique minimizes the risk of injury to the growth plate and still enables accurate and successful anatomic positioning of the hamstring autograft.

SUBMITTER: Ladenhauf HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3716230 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature