2024
The Morphologic Patella Entry Point Into The Proximal Trochlea Is More Lateral in Recurrent Dislocators Than Controls as Measured by Entry Point-Trochlear Groove Angle
Beitler B, Sieberer J, Islam W, McDonald C, Yu K, Tommasini S, Fulkerson J. The Morphologic Patella Entry Point Into The Proximal Trochlea Is More Lateral in Recurrent Dislocators Than Controls as Measured by Entry Point-Trochlear Groove Angle. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024 PMID: 38697328, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent patella instabilityPatella instabilityLevel III-case-control studyRecurrent dislocationRecurrent dislocation groupMann-Whitney U testCase-control studyRecurrent patella dislocationIntraclass correlation coefficientDistal femurCT scanOptimal treatmentProximal trochleaPatellar dislocationU testControlled studiesInclusion criteriaPatella dislocationSenior authorRight kneeKnee pathologyControl groupSimpleware ScanIPBayesian mixed effects modelsAP images
2023
Three-Dimensional Reproductions for Surgical Decision-Making in the Treatment of Recurrent Patella Dislocation
Yu K, Beitler B, Cooperman D, Frumberg D, Schneble C, McLaughlin W, Fulkerson J. Three-Dimensional Reproductions for Surgical Decision-Making in the Treatment of Recurrent Patella Dislocation. Arthroscopy Techniques 2023, 12: e807-e811. PMID: 37424639, PMCID: PMC10323671, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent patella dislocationPatellofemoral jointPatella dislocationTrochlea dysplasiaSurgical decisionPatellofemoral instabilityJoint stabilityPatellar trackingOsseous factorsComplex anatomyDysplasiaSurgical planningFemoral trochleaSoft tissuePatientsTreatmentThree-dimensional reproductionClassification systemSurgical
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
2008
Mini-Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Advancement
Fulkerson J. Mini-Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Advancement. Techniques In Knee Surgery 2008, 7: 2-4. DOI: 10.1097/btk.0b013e318165eef3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Restoration of Native Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Support After Patella Dislocation
Tom A, Fulkerson JP. Restoration of Native Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Support After Patella Dislocation. Sports Medicine And Arthroscopy Review 2007, 15: 68-71. PMID: 17505320, DOI: 10.1097/jsa.0b013e31803035d3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial patellofemoral ligamentFemoral insertionVastus medialis obliquus advancementMini-open techniqueAnterior talofibular ligamentMost patientsConsecutive casesLateral ankleMPFL reconstructionPatellar dislocationTalofibular ligamentLigament supportPatella stabilityRecurrent dislocationPatella dislocationPatellofemoral ligamentPatellofemoral stabilityPatientsLigament