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SUBMITTER: Hopper GP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408510 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hopper Graeme P GP Heusdens Christiaan H W CHW Dossche Lieven L Mackay Gordon M GM
Arthroscopy techniques 20181203 1
The medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) is the main restraining force in the first 20° of flexion against lateral patellar displacement and is disrupted after patellar subluxation or dislocation. MPFL reconstruction is frequently performed when conservative management fails and the patient has recurrent patellar dislocations. However, a variety of complications have been reported in the literature with this procedure. Internal bracing with suture tape augmentation encourages healing and allows ...[more]