Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Procedure Using a Suspensory Femoral Fixation System

Recurrent patellar dislocation has recently been treated with anatomic medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction using a semitendinosus muscle tendon. Although it is necessary to add tension to fix the tendon graft without loading excess stress on the patellofemoral joint, adjustment of t...

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Main Authors: Shuji Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., Yuji Arai, M.D., Ph.D., Hiroyuki Kan, M.D., Keiichiro Ueshima, M.D., Ph.D., Kazuya Ikoma, M.D., Ph.D., Ryu Terauchi, M.D., Ph.D., Toshikazu Kubo, M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Arthroscopy Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212628713000819