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Complications of Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Young Patients

Shital N. Parikh, Senthil T. Nathan, Eric J. Wall, Emily A. Eismann

The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 2013 · 270 citations · 34 references

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Abstract

Complications occurred in 16.2% of MPFL reconstruction surgeries for patellar instability in young patients, with almost half resulting from technical problems. Patients should be counseled preoperatively on the risk of potential complications.

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