Results showed combined medial patellofemoral ligament and medial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstruction may yield ...

sex or tibial tubercle to trochlear groove distance as risk factors for failed surgery. “An isolated MPFL reconstruction is a powerful tool for the treatment of patellar instability and can ...

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL ... may be protective against graft rerupture in the first year after surgery. Because of its excellent biomechanical properties and ...

The most common graft used for primary ACL reconstruction was hamstring tendon in 39 patients (54%) followed by patella tendon in 20 patients (28%). The commonest reason for graft failure after ...

Medically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four primary ligaments that ...

would usually result in a type of surgery called a reconstruction, by replacing the ruptured ligament with a substitute graft tendon from either the hamstring, patella, or quadriceps. While ACL ...