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Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Autograft in Children and Adolescents

Overview
Journal Arthrosc Tech
Publisher Elsevier
Date 2013 Jul 23
PMID 23875142
Citations 19
Authors
Hannah N Ladenhauf
Marschall B Berkes
Daniel W Green
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Abstract

We introduce an anatomic reconstruction technique for the medial patellofemoral ligament using a free hamstring autograft in skeletally immature patients. We dock the 2 ends of the graft in the superior-medial patella using sockets and secure the femoral graft attachment in a socket tunnel distal to the physis. This technique minimizes the risk of injury to the growth plate and still enables accurate and successful anatomic positioning of the hamstring autograft.

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