Primary medial patellofemoral ligament repair versus reconstruction: rates and risk factors for instability recurrence in a young, active patient population

RN Puzzitiello, B Waterman, A Agarwalla… - … : The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To comparatively evaluate the clinical outcomes and rates of recurrent instability in
young patients with primary medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) repair or reconstruction …

Repair of the medial patellofemoral ligament with suture tape augmentation leads to similar primary contact pressures and joint kinematics like reconstruction with a …

J Mehl, A Otto, B Comer, C Kia, F Liska… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To compare suture tape-augmented MPFL repair with allograft MPFL
reconstruction using patellofemoral contact pressure and joint kinematics to assess the risk …

Allowing one quadrant of patellar lateral translation during medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction successfully limits maltracking without overconstraining the …

JJ Elias, KC Jones, MK Lalonde, JN Gabra… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Graft tensioning during medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction
typically allows for lateral patellar translation within the trochlear groove. Computational …

Biomechanical evaluation of three patellar fixation techniques for MPFL reconstruction: Load to failure did not differ but interference screw stabilization was stiffer than …

VA Raoulis, A Zibis, MD Chiotelli… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the maximum load to failure and stiffness
of three medial patella-femoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction techniques:(i) suture anchor …

Anatomical characteristics contributing to patellar dislocations following MPFL reconstruction: A dynamic simulation study

JC Watts, LD Farrow, JJ Elias - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Pathologic anatomy is a primary factor contributing to redislocation of the patella following
reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL). A pivot landing was simulated …

Lateral translation of the patella in MPFC reconstruction: a biomechanical study of three approaches

WM Cregar, HP Huddleston… - The Journal of Knee …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether differences exist in preventing lateral
patellar translation between three distinct medial patellofemoral complex (MPFC) …

Dynamic tracking influenced by anatomy following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: computational simulation

JJ Elias, KC Jones, SC Rezvanifar, JN Gabra… - The Knee, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Continued patellar instability can occur following medial patellofemoral
ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. Computational simulation of function was used to …

Transpatellar bone tunnels perforating the lateral or anterior cortex increase the risk of patellar fracture in MPFL reconstruction: a finite element analysis and survey of …

G Wierer, PW Winkler, W Pomwenger… - Knee Surgery …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose (1) To determine applied patellar drilling techniques for medial patellofemoral
ligament (MPFL) reconstruction among members of the International Patellofemoral Study …

Plantaris tendon is valuable graft for the medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: A biomechanical study

J Vlaic, M Josipovic, I Bohacek, A Pilipovic, P Skavic… - The Knee, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is a standard treatment
option for selected patients with patellar instability. Although frequently performed, the …

Biomechanical Properties and Kinematics of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review

JM Walsh, K Credille, S Allahabadi… - … Journal of Sports …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: While the biomechanical properties of the native medial patellofemoral
ligament (MPFL) have been well studied, there is no comprehensive summary of the …