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ArticleArthroscopy techniques2025

Medial Quadriceps Tendon Femoral Ligament Reconstruction for Recurrent Patellar Instability in Skeletal Immature Patients Using Anterior Tibialis Tendon Allograft.

James Bicos, Leonardo Cavinatto

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Article in Arthroscopy techniques, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Medial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligament reconstruction for recurrent patellofemoral instability: a systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026
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James BicosDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.A.
Leonardo CavinattoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.A.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patellofemoral instability is a common source of pain and dysfunction in the immature knee. When conservative treatments are ineffective, surgical intervention to reconstruct the medial patellofemoral ligament complex may be required to restore function and prevent recurrent dislocations and subluxations of the patella. In this context, we present our medial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstruction technique using a tibialis anterior tendon allograft with soft-tissue fixation in the quadriceps and physeal-sparing interference fixation in the femur. This procedure is intended for patients with recurrent lateral patella dislocations, both in those with open and closed physes, as well as for revision cases. Our technique offers advantages, including a more anatomically accurate reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral complex while avoiding patella perforation and sparing the growth plate.

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PMID40822180
PMCPMC12350213

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