Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014 Oct;22(10):2426-30.
doi: 10.1007/s00167-014-2940-6. Epub 2014 Mar 22.

Minimally invasive medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with fascia lata allograft: surgical technique

Stefano Zaffagnini  1 , Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli, Alberto Grassi, Tommaso Bonanzinga, Maurilio Marcacci
Affiliations

Minimally invasive medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with fascia lata allograft: surgical technique

Stefano Zaffagnini et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

The present paper describes a new minimally invasive anatomic medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction, using a fascia lata allograft as graft source and arthroscopy to obtain balanced fixation throughout the range of motion.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Am J Sports Med. 2004 Jul-Aug;32(5):1114-21 - PubMed
    1. Int Orthop. 2013 Oct;37(10):1933-41 - PubMed
    1. Knee. 2002 May;9(2):139-43 - PubMed
    1. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Jan;41(1):58-63 - PubMed
    1. Arthroscopy. 2010 Oct;26(10):1384-94 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources