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Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair Augmented With Reinforced Bioinductive Implant Using Double‐Bundle Patella Docking Technique

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction with allograft is the current standard surgical treatment for recurrent lateral patellar instability. The authors describe a technique for MPFL repair that is augmented with a reinforced bioinductive implant inserted using a double-bundle patella docking technique. The tensile strength of the implant provides resistance to patellar translation during healing, offering a notable advantage to historically described MPFL repair techniques and paralleling the benefits of allograft over autograft when used for MPFL reconstruction.

Source: Arthroscopy Techniques

DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2024.103228

Authors: Matthew J. Schultz, Elizabeth Ford, Merrick Wetzler, Sean McMillan

Institutions: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Language: English

Topic: Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $975