Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using Gracilis Tendon Graft and "All Suture" Knotless Anchors for Patellar Fixation

Edoardo Monaco; Natale Criseo; Alessandro Annibaldi; Alessandro Carrozzo; Susanna M Pagnotta; Matteo Romano Cantagalli; Pierfrancesco Orlandi; Matthew Daggett

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2023.08.002

Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using Gracilis Tendon Graft and "All Suture" Knotless Anchors for Patellar Fixation

Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Nov 27;12(12):e2329-e2334. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.08.002. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Edoardo Monaco¹, Natale Criseo¹, Alessandro Annibaldi¹, Alessandro Carrozzo¹, Susanna M Pagnotta¹, Matteo Romano Cantagalli¹, Pierfrancesco Orlandi¹, Matthew Daggett²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, S. Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
² Kansas City University, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.

Abstract

Patellar dislocation is a frequent sports-related knee injury. The primary restraint to lateral translation of patella is medial patellofemoral ligament. Several treatments for patella dislocation have been described in the literature. The purpose of this Technical Note is to describe the surgical technique for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using gracilis tendon and 2 knotless soft anchors, avoiding patella tunneling.