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ArticleArthroscopy techniques2026

Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using Double Limbed Rectus Femoris Autograft.

Vinicios Barreto Melo, Saulo Santos Blunk, Sérgio Marinho de Gusmão Canuto, Lorran Coque Fonseca, Camilo Partezani Helito, Victor Bezerra de Menezes Monnerat, Pedro Baches Jorge

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Vinicios Barreto MeloKnee Institute of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Brazil.
Saulo Santos BlunkKnee Institute of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Brazil.
Sérgio Marinho de Gusmão CanutoOrtoclinica Maceió Brazil.
Lorran Coque FonsecaSaint Francis of Assis Children's Hospital Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Brazil.
Camilo Partezani HelitoInstitute of Orthopedics and Traumatology Hospital das Clínicas Faculty of Medicine University of São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP) São Paulo Brazil.
Victor Bezerra de Menezes MonneratDona Lindu State Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopedics Paraiba do Sul Brazil.
Pedro Baches JorgeSports Trauma Group Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo São Paulo Brazil.

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Abstract

Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction is routinely performed when conservative treatment fails and patients present with recurrent patellar dislocations. Most described techniques require fixation or some type of bony procedure on the patella. The technique using a rectus femoris tendon graft, harvested with an open stripper and left attached to the patella, provides better anatomical correspondence with the native medial patellofemoral ligament and adequate graft thickness. Furthermore, it can be performed in skeletally immature patients without the need for fixation materials or bone tunnel creation.

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