Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using hamstring autograft in children and adolescents. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

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.

publication date

  • April 26, 2013

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC3716230

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84879552429

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.eats.2013.01.006

PubMed ID

  • 23875142

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 2

issue

  • 2