ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2026
No significant side-to-side differences in retropatellar load distribution using more than 7.5 years after isolated MPFL reconstruction: A CT-osteoabsorptiometry pilot study in nine patients.
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- No significant side-to-side differences in retropatellar load distribution using more than 7.5 years after isolated MPFL reconstruction: A CT-osteoabsorptiometry pilot study in nine patients.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
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Purpose: To evaluate long-term retropatellar load distribution after isolated medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction using computed tomography-osteoabsorptiometry (CT-OAM). Methods: A retrospective single-centre pilot study ( Results: No significant differences in HDA fractions were detected in any patellar region between the operated and contralateral knee (all adjusted Conclusion: At a minimum of 7.5 years after anatomically executed, isolated MPFL reconstruction, CT-OAM showed no statistically significant side-to-side differences in retropatellar subchondral mineralization patterns and the regional distribution remained consistent with physiological loading. While these preliminary findings provide no CT-OAM-based evidence of altered long-term mechanical adaptation or pathological medial overload, the small sample size ( Level of Evidence: Level IV, retrospective case series.
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