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
2008
Anteromedialization of the Tibial Tubercle for Patellofemoral Arthritis in Patients > 50 Years
Carofino B, Fulkerson J. Anteromedialization of the Tibial Tubercle for Patellofemoral Arthritis in Patients > 50 Years. The Journal Of Knee Surgery 2008, 21: 101-105. PMID: 18500060, DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive older patientsPatellofemoral arthritisTibial tubercleLysholm scoreOlder patientsPostoperative Lysholm scoreDefinitive treatment optionPain scoresPoor outcomeRetrospective studyMean ageTreatment optionsPatellofemoral alignmentOuterbridge classificationSurgeon experienceInclusion criteriaPatientsMailed questionnaireArthritisAnteromedializationPhone surveyFollowup surveyScoresTubercleYearsControversies 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