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SUBMITTER: Brand J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5797843 | biostudies-other | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Arthroscopy techniques 20171023 5
Lateral patellar dislocations can damage the medial patella femoral ligament. Nonoperative care is preferred but some tears may require a surgical intervention. Patella fractures are considered a risk factor after surgery. The technique described in this Technical Note avoids any bone tunnel drilling, which may eliminate the possibility of a patella fracture. The surgical procedure uses periosteal fibro-osseous tunnels to a double-limbed gracilis graft to reconstruct the upper and lower borders ...[more]