Combined Soft-Tissue Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) and Medial Quadriceps Tendon - Femoral Ligament (MQTFL)

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Combined Soft-Tissue Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) and Medial Quadriceps Tendon - Femoral Ligament (MQTFL)

By João Espregueira-Mendes 3 Videos FEATURING John Fulkerson

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July 12, 2019

Several surgical techniques of the combined or isolated reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) ...
read more ↘ are described in the literature using different grafts, location and types of fixations, providing different advantages and disadvantages.

New recent developments in cadaveric dissection studies have unveiled the importance of structures neglected until recently, such as the medial quadriceps tendon - femoral ligament (MQTFL), that provides a connection between the medial femur and the quadriceps tendon component of the knee extensor mechanism.

We present a surgical technique with combined reconstruction of the MPFL and MQTFL without the use of hardware, and no need for patellar or femoral drilling (no physis compromise or risk of patellar fracture), which can be used concomitantly with other bony procedures.
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