Anatomical reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament using a free gracilis autograft

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-309

  Schöttle, Philip ^a   Schmeling, Arno ^b   Romero, Jose ^c   Weiler, Andreas ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Zentrum für Spezielle Gelenkchirurgie Berlin   (Germany)

^c KLINIK HIRSLANDEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Instability; Medial patellofemoral ligament; Patella; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS TENDON AUTOGRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TISSUE PREPARATION;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 60449090315     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0712-9     Document Type: Article

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