ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2022
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in the Pediatric Population: Skeletal Immaturity Does Not Affect Functional Outcomes but Demonstrates Increased Rate of Subsequent Knee Injury.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Medial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligament reconstruction for recurrent patellofemoral instability: a systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical Outcomes Following Anatomic Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction With Concomitant Procedures in Skeletally Immature Patients With Patellar Instability.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes after medial patellofemoral complex reconstruction using allografts in children and adolescents: a preliminary report.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Outcomes of Trochleoplasty in the Treatment of Patellofemoral Instability in the Adolescent and Young Adult Knee With Severe Trochlear Dysplasia: A Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Physeal-Sparing Soft Tissue Realignment in Pediatric Patellofemoral Instability Patients: A Review of Treatment Options and Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair with Suture Tape Augmentation Can Yield Good Midterm Clinical Outcomes Regardless of Skeletal Maturity and Joint Laxity.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- MPFL Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients: Comparison Between Anatomic and Non-Anatomic Femoral Fixation-Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Management of patellar instability in skeletally immature patients.EFORT open reviews · 2024Review
- Allografts for Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) Reconstruction in Adolescent Patients with Recurrent Patellofemoral Instability: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate short- to mid-term-outcomes, including instability rates, following medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction in skeletally immature versus mature pediatric patients. Methods: Patients younger than age 18 with recurrent patellar instability who underwent primary allograft MPFL reconstruction by a single surgeon from 2013 to 2019 were identified. Skeletally immature patients underwent all-epiphyseal drilling and mature patients underwent metaphyseal drilling at the Schöttle's point. Patients 1 year from surgery were contacted to complete questionnaires, which included the International Knee Documentation Committee score. Further data included chart and imaging review. Significance was determined by Results: Of 118 eligible patients, 88 completed questionnaires. There were 67 skeletally mature and 21 skeletally immature patients. The mature group was older (15 vs 13 years, Conclusions: Pediatric patients undergoing MPFL reconstruction have good and comparable outcomes regardless of skeletal maturity. However, younger age and lack of tape augmentation in skeletally immature patients may predispose them to subsequent injury. Level of Evidence: III, case-control study.
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