Medial patellofemoral ligament avulsion injury at the patella: classification and clinical outcome

• Published in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA Vol. 22; no. 10; pp. 2414 - 2418
• Main Authors: Sillanpää, Petri J., Salonen, Essi, Pihlajamäki, Harri, Mäenpää, Heikki M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Clinical outcomes; Female; Fractures, Bone - complications; Fractures, Bone - pathology; Humans; Joint Instability - etiology; Knee; Knee Injuries - classification; Knee Injuries - pathology; Ligaments, Articular - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Orthopedics; Patella - pathology; Patellar Dislocation - complications; Patellofemoral Joint - injuries; Patellofemoral Joint - pathology; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult; Medial patellofemoral ligament; Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction; Magnetic resonance imaging; Patella; Dislocation

Purpose To define medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) injury characteristics at the patellar attachment and clinical outcome in patients with primary traumatic patellar dislocation and MPFL avulsion injury at the patella. Methods Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to assess patients with pr...