Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using a Quadriceps Tendon Autograft in a Patient with Open Physes.

ABSTRACT: Recurrent patellar dislocations are correlated with an elevated risk for further patellar dislocations. Chronic patellar instability is a disabling issue for some patients and may require surgical intervention for proper treatment. Risk factors for recurrent dislocations include medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) tears, patella alta, trochlear dysplasia, and increased tibial tubercle to trochlear groove distance. Surgical management must be based on a patient's unique joint pathoanatomy and typically requires medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction, with or without accompanying procedures such as tibial tubercle osteotomy or sulcus-deepening trochleoplasty. Chronic patellar instability in minors with open growth plates, requires alternative MPFL reconstruction techniques to preven

SUBMITTER: Floyd ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature