2019
Radiographic Landmarks for the Anterior Attachment of the Medial Patellofemoral Complex
Tanaka MJ, Tompkins MA, Fulkerson JP. Radiographic Landmarks for the Anterior Attachment of the Medial Patellofemoral Complex. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2019, 35: 1141-1146. PMID: 30611587, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.08.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial patellofemoral complexLateral fluoroscopic imagesRadiographic landmarksGraft placementSuperior poleCadaveric kneesLateral parapatellar approachMedial patellofemoral ligamentFresh-frozen cadaveric kneesArticular surfaceAnterior attachmentVastus intermedius tendonPatellar stabilization surgeryArticular lengthParapatellar approachFluoroscopic imagesExtensor mechanismQuadriceps tendonStabilization surgeryPatellofemoral ligamentAnatomic findingsDigital analysis softwareLigament anatomyArticular sideAnatomic midpoint
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 instabilityAnatomyFracturesSubluxationRecognition of evolving medial patellofemoral anatomy provides insight for reconstruction
Tanaka MJ, Chahla J, Farr J, LaPrade RF, Arendt EA, Sanchis‐Alfonso V, Post WR, Fulkerson JP. Recognition of evolving medial patellofemoral anatomy provides insight for reconstruction. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2018, 27: 2537-2550. PMID: 30370440, DOI: 10.1007/s00167-018-5266-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligamentMedial patellofemoral ligamentMedial patellotibial ligamentMedial soft tissue stabilizersMedial patellomeniscal ligamentSoft tissue stabilizersPatellofemoral anatomyAnatomic descriptionAnatomical attachment siteMedial patellar stabilizersMedial patellar restraintsLateral patellar displacementMedial patellofemoral complexPatellar stabilizersQuadriceps tendon