Journal: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Article Title: Postoperative Knee Extensor Strength After Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using Superficial Slip of the Quadriceps Tendon and the Factors That Affect Strength Recovery
doi: 10.1177/23259671251325748
Figure Lengend Snippet: Schema of surgical methods. Diagrammatic representation of graft harvest, graft rotation, patellar fixation, and femur fixation. (A) The superior border of the MPFL is approximately 6 mm below the superior pole of the patella, and the inferior border is roughly near the midpoint of the patella. The plane and dissection points for graft harvest. (B) The graft is rotated and turned medially to mimic the anatomic position of the native MPFL. Stay sutures at the patella provide anatomic patellar fixation. (C) Creation of a bone tunnel at the Schöttle point and fixing the graft with a 7-mm absorbable interference screw.
Article Snippet: The graft was pulled into the bone tunnel with the patella centered at the trochlea, and then the graft was fixed using an absorbable interference screw (7 × 23-mm MILAGRO Advance Interference Screw; DePuy Synthes America) under appropriate tension (10-20 N) at 30° of knee flexion ( ).
Techniques: Dissection