2023
Poster 270: Joint Preservation and Complications of Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy at a Minimum of 5- Year Follow-up
Seals K, Joo P, Saluan P, Fulkerson J, Farrow L, Yalcin S. Poster 270: Joint Preservation and Complications of Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy at a Minimum of 5- Year Follow-up. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2023, 11: 2325967123s00248. PMCID: PMC10392429, DOI: 10.1177/2325967123s00248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTibial tubercle osteotomyRate of progressionLogistic regression analysisComplication rateKnee osteoarthritisPatellar instabilityPostoperative complicationsLigament reconstructionTubercle osteotomyMultivariable modelConcomitant anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionKellgren-Lawrence grade IIIAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMultivariable logistic regression analysisMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionTTO procedureOverall complication rateIncidence of complicationsMajor complication rateRate of patientsCruciate ligament reconstructionRisk of complicationsPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionTotal knee arthroplastyDistal femoral osteotomy
2021
Quadriceps Tendon Attachment Technique for Medial Quadriceps Tendon-Femoral Ligament (MQTFL) Reconstruction in the Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Patella Dislocation
Yu KE, Barden B, Molho DA, Reed DN, Schneble C, McLaughlin W, Fulkerson JP. Quadriceps Tendon Attachment Technique for Medial Quadriceps Tendon-Femoral Ligament (MQTFL) Reconstruction in the Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Patella Dislocation. Arthroscopy Techniques 2021, 11: e95-e98. PMID: 35127434, PMCID: PMC8807880, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2021.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent patella dislocationPatella dislocationLigament reconstructionSurgical treatmentQuadriceps tendonReconstruction graftMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionOptimal graft lengthRectus femoris tendonPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionPatellofemoral joint stabilityFracture riskMPFL reconstructionFemoris tendonVastus medialisAnatomic reconstructionGraft orientationJoint stabilityAnatomic midpointGraftGraft lengthPatella apexTendonTreatmentPatients
2020
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients.
Sidharthan S, Wang G, Schlichte LM, Fulkerson JP, Green DW. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques 2020, 10: e0110. PMID: 32368409, PMCID: PMC7161734, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.st.18.00110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionDistal femoral physisPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionImmature patientsTendon harvesterLigament reconstructionFemoral physisMPFL reconstructionPatellofemoral instabilitySkeletally Immature PatientsDouble-bundle reconstructionTraumatic patellar dislocationRecurrent patellar instabilityMPFL injuryReconstructed MPFLTenodesis screwDistal medial aspectSemitendinosus graftHamstring autograftPreoperative levelsFemoral socketSurgical interventionGraft placementQuadriceps tendonPatellar dislocation
2018
Medial Quadriceps Tendon Femoral Ligament Reconstruction Technique and Surgical Anatomy
Joseph SM, Fulkerson JP. Medial Quadriceps Tendon Femoral Ligament Reconstruction Technique and Surgical Anatomy. Arthroscopy Techniques 2018, 8: e57-e64. PMID: 30899652, PMCID: PMC6408716, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2018.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligamentPatellar fracturesQuadriceps tendonSurgical anatomyMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionLigament reconstruction techniquesVastus medialis obliquusPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionLateral patellar subluxationMedial patellofemoral complexMQTFL reconstructionLigament reconstructionAllograft tendonMedial restraintsFemoral originTreatment strategiesPatellar subluxationPatellar instabilityAnatomic studyPatellar attachmentTendonLateral instabilityAnatomyFracturesSubluxation
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
2011
Technical Failure of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
Bollier M, Fulkerson J, Cosgarea A, Tanaka M. Technical Failure of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2011, 27: 1153-1159. PMID: 21664791, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial patellofemoral ligament reconstructionPatellofemoral ligament reconstructionLigament reconstructionChronic patellofemoral instabilityRecurrent lateral instabilityTunnel malpositioningClinical presentationMedial restraintsMPFL graftRevision surgeryMedial subluxationPatellar instabilityMPFL insertionPatellofemoral instabilityNormal alignmentTechnical failureGraftPatientsSurgeryLateral instabilitySubluxationBest optionMalpositioningSymptoms