Return to Sports Rates in Pediatric Patients After Bilateral Versus Unilateral Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction.

We found that pediatric patients have a lower RTS rate after bilateral MPFLR when compared with a matched unilateral MPFLR cohort. No differences in the level of play were achieved among those who returned to sports. Fear of reinjury was a commonly cited reason for not returning to sports.