PURPOSE Our primary purpose was to evaluate whether complications have increased or functional outcomes have changed as medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction has been adopted by more surgeons at more institutions over recent years. Our secondary purpose was to further define the complication profile of MPFL reconstruction. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was perfo...

We read the article by Thaunat et al. using the recession edge trochleoplasty (RT) technique which was developed y our team, with interest. However, the indications for RT re different in the two articles. In our paper [1], RT is used n patellofemoral (PF) instability that has been stabilized, ut is still painful. In the article by Thaunat et al. RT is one f several procedures used to correct p...

Patellar instability is a common clinical problem encountered by orthopedic surgeons specializing in the knee. For patients with chronic lateral patellar instability, the standard surgical approach is to stabilize the patella through a medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. Foreseeably, an increasing number of revision surgeries of the reconstructed MPFL will be seen in upcoming ...

Recurrent patellar instability is a common pathology and typically affects younger and more active patients. To prevent complete lateral dislocation of the patella, several osseous and soft-tissue procedures have been previously described, including reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL), which has been identified as the primary medial stabilizer of the patella. Several tec...

Patellar instability is a common presenting clinical entity in the field of orthopedics. This not only can occur from baseline morphologic variability within the patellofemoral articulation and alignment, but also from traumatic injury. While conservative management is many times employed early in the treatment course, symptomatic patellar instability can persist. This article reviews the avail...