Repair of the medial patellofemoral ligament with suture tape augmentation leads to similar primary contact pressures and joint kinematics like reconstruction with a tendon graft: a biomechanical comparison.
Julian MehlAlexander OttoBrendan ComerCameron KiaFranz LiskaElifho ObopilweKnut BeitzelAndreas B ImhoffJohn P FulkersonFlorian B ImhoffPublished in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2019)
Suture tape augmentation of the MPFL resulted in similar primary contact pressures and joint kinematics in comparison with MPFL reconstruction using a tendon graft. A pretension of 2 N was found to restore the knee joint closest to normal patellofemoral kinematics.
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