An Updated Overview of the Anatomy and Function of the Proximal Medial Patellar Restraints (Medial Patellofemoral Ligament and the Medial Quadriceps Tendon Femoral Ligament)
Chahla J, Smigielski R, LaPrade RF, Fulkerson JP. An Updated Overview of the Anatomy and Function of the Proximal Medial Patellar Restraints (Medial Patellofemoral Ligament and the Medial Quadriceps Tendon Femoral Ligament). Sports Medicine And Arthroscopy Review 2019, 27: 136-142. PMID: 31688531, DOI: 10.1097/jsa.0000000000000252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial patellofemoral ligamentMedial patellar restraintsLateral patellar translationLateral patellar displacementPrimary static restraintSoft tissue attachmentsExtensor mechanismPatellofemoral ligamentPatellar translationKnee flexionPatellar displacementStatic restraintsTissue attachmentLigamentCurrent knowledgeDrilling tunnelsUpdated overviewFlexionPatellaUnilateral anterior knee pain is associated with increased patellar lateral position after stressed lateral translation
Leal A, Andrade R, Flores P, Silva FS, Fulkerson J, Neyret P, Arendt E, Espregueira‐Mendes J. Unilateral anterior knee pain is associated with increased patellar lateral position after stressed lateral translation. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2019, 28: 454-462. PMID: 31375878, DOI: 10.1007/s00167-019-05652-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnilateral anterior knee painAnterior knee painPainful kneeKnee painPatellar mobilityPatellar positionLateral patellar translationPatellar tilt angleCaton-Deschamps indexLateral patellar tiltMultivariate logistic modelLateral positionMagnetic resonance imagingLysholm scoreTrochlear sulcus angleFunctional outcomePhysical examinationTibial tuberosityPatellar subluxationPatellar tiltSame patientPatellar translationPatientsResonance imagingSulcus angle