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
2009
Patellofemoral Disorders
Spang J, Fulkerson J. Patellofemoral Disorders. 2009, 113-127. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-89504-8_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue disordersTime of arthroscopySuccessful surgical outcomeComplete patient historyArthroscopic surgical proceduresMost patientsPatellofemoral painSurgical treatmentArthroscopic interventionPatient selectionSurgical outcomesNonoperative programPatellofemoral disordersTissue disordersPatient historySurgical proceduresPatellofemoral anatomyPatellofemoral jointPreoperative understandingPathologic conditionsOrthopaedic practiceFirst linePotential pathologyPatientsCartilage diseases