Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Adolescents With Acute First-Time Patellar Dislocation With an Associated Loose Body.
Pradyuma GurusamyJason M PedowitzAlyssa N CarrollKristina JohnsonHenry G ChambersEric W EdmondsAndrew T PennockPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2021)
Performing concomitant MPFL reconstruction in adolescents with first-time patellar dislocation and an intra-articular loose body results in a 5-fold reduction in recurrent instability, reduces the need for subsequent surgery, and improves patients' ability to return to sports compared with repairing or not treating the MPFL.
Keyphrases
- total knee arthroplasty
- young adults
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- liver failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery bypass
- patient reported outcomes
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- intensive care unit
- percutaneous coronary intervention
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