| Literature DB >> 23875142 |
Hannah N Ladenhauf1, Marschall B Berkes, Daniel W Green.
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.Entities:
Year: 2013 PMID: 23875142 PMCID: PMC3716230 DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2013.01.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthrosc Tech ISSN: 2212-6287