2012
Complications of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
Tanaka MJ, Bollier MJ, Andrish JT, Fulkerson JP, Cosgarea AJ. Complications of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2012, 94: e87. PMID: 22717839, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.k.01449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionLigament reconstructionPatient selectionPotential complicationsLogical treatment algorithmDistal realignment proceduresProper patient selectionPatellofemoral joint stabilitySoft tissue restraintsTechnical errorsCommon technical errorsGraft impingementGraft failurePatellofemoral arthrosisReported complicationsSurgical managementTreatment algorithmPatellofemoral alignmentRealignment surgeryTunnel positioningTunnel placementComplicationsRealignment proceduresGraft isometry
2008
Controversies and techniques in the surgical management of patellofemoral arthritis.
Mihalko WM, Boachie-Adjei Y, Spang JT, Fulkerson JP, Arendt EA, Saleh KJ. Controversies and techniques in the surgical management of patellofemoral arthritis. Instructional Course Lectures 2008, 57: 365-80. PMID: 18399598.ChaptersConceptsPatellofemoral arthritisSurgical treatment optionsPatellar realignment proceduresSurgical managementPatellofemoral arthroplastySurgical interventionTreatment optionsClinical investigationRealignment proceduresArthritisPatellofemoral articulationPatellofemoral kinematicsWater exerciseInnovative treatmentsMajor jointsTreatment methodsTreatmentGreater awarenessContact patternsPatientsArthroplastyOrthopaedistsSurgeons