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KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
Volume 18, Issue 11, Pages 1542-1544Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1147-8
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Patella dislocation; Anatomical fixation; MPFL; Medial patellofemoral ligament; Reconstruction; MPFL repair
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Controversy still exists about fixation methods of a hamstring graft to the patella in case of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. This article presents a surgical technique of hamstring tendon graft fixation to the anatomical MPFL insertion on the patella using transosseous sutures. A superficial bony sulcus is created at the anatomical MPFL insertion site on the medial patellar rim with a bur. A looped hamstring tendon graft is fixed to this superficial sulcus by a pair of nonresorbable transosseous sutures passed across the patella. The retinaculum is sutured on top of the hamstring tendon graft at the level of the patella for additional fixation. The technique avoids bone tunnels as well as hardware at the patella. It reduces the risk of intraoperative or postoperative patella fracture or implant-related complications. The stable transosseous fixation technique allows for early rehabilitation.
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