Suture Tape Augmentation Repair of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament

Benjamin Sherman; Nicholas Vardiabasis; John A Schlechter

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2019.06.003

Suture Tape Augmentation Repair of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament

Arthrosc Tech. 2019 Sep 19;8(10):e1159-e1162. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2019.06.003. eCollection 2019 Oct.

Authors

Benjamin Sherman¹, Nicholas Vardiabasis¹, John A Schlechter^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Riverside University Health System, Moreno Valley, California, U.S.A.
² Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, U.S.A.

Abstract

Adolescents with osteochondral loose bodies after a first-time patellar dislocation are most commonly treated with surgical intervention. However, the ideal method of managing a concurrent medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) disruption is still unknown. Recent evidence suggests high failure rates are associated with primary MPFL repair. The purpose of this Technical Note is to describe an alternative surgical technique for managing acute first-time patellar dislocations by using high-strength suture augmentation of the MPFL.