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Aperture fixation instead of transverse tunnels at the patella for medial patellofemoral ligament re...

Aperture fixation instead of transverse tunnels at the patella for medial patellofemoral ligament re...

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Aperture fixation instead of transverse tunnels at the patella for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

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Full title

Aperture fixation instead of transverse tunnels at the patella for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2012-02, Vol.20 (2), p.322-326

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Purpose
Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is an effective option for the treatment of recurrent patellar instability. Most techniques utilize the passage of a tendon graft through tunnels at the patella with the risk of patellar fracture. The purpose of this study was to investigate the strength of the recent MPFL reconstructi...

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Full title

Aperture fixation instead of transverse tunnels at the patella for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_926908142

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_926908142

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ISSN

0942-2056

E-ISSN

1433-7347

DOI

10.1007/s00167-011-1582-1

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