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
2013
Medial Quadriceps Tendon–Femoral Ligament: Surgical Anatomy and Reconstruction Technique to Prevent Patella Instability
Fulkerson JP, Edgar C. Medial Quadriceps Tendon–Femoral Ligament: Surgical Anatomy and Reconstruction Technique to Prevent Patella Instability. Arthroscopy Techniques 2013, 2: e125-e128. PMID: 23875137, PMCID: PMC3716224, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2013.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligamentQuadriceps tendonMPFL reconstructionPatella fracturesPatellofemoral jointPatella instabilityRecurrent patella instabilityAnatomic structuresDetailed anatomic dissectionSerious complicationsFemoral originVastus medialisReconstruction graftReduced riskMedial stabilizationSurgical anatomyAnatomic dissectionTendonRiskFracturesComplicationsPatientsRetinaculumGraftMedialis
1995
An alternative cruciate reconstruction graft: The central quadriceps tendon
Fulkerson J, Langeland R. An alternative cruciate reconstruction graft: The central quadriceps tendon. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 1995, 11: 252-254. PMID: 7794444, DOI: 10.1016/0749-8063(95)90078-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral quadriceps tendonQuadriceps tendon graftTendon graftReconstruction graftQuadriceps tendonSuprapatellar pouchCruciate ligament reconstructionProximal patellaCruciate reconstructionACL reconstructionLigament reconstructionPatellar tendonPatella tendonTunnel placementAnatomic subtletiesBone graftTendon volumeGraftDense cortical boneSecond surgeonCareful adherenceSignificant riskTendonSurgeonsCortical bone