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A polygon-shaped complex appearance of medial patellofemoral ligament with dynamic functional insertion based on an outside-in and inside-out dissection technique.
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Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA [Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc] 2018 Dec; Vol. 26 (12), pp. 3754-3761. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 08. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Purpose: To describe the unclarified characteristics of medial patellofemoral ligament and its relation to neighboring structures.<br />Methods: Sixteen fresh-frozen human knees were dissected in using outside-in and inside-out combined technique. The patellar side attachment was observed from the inside view and femoral side from outside view.<br />Results: The medial patellofemoral ligament was described a complex and multiconnected structure. The femoral side included the upper and lower portion, of which the upper portion attached on the femur with mean width 7.5 ± 1.1 mm and its superficial fibers extended to the adductor magnus tendon and the medial gastrocnemius tendon, and of which the lower portion appeared a right-triangle connected to the MCL without bony attachment. From inside view, the patellar attachment consisted of the bony and non-bony parts. The width of bony attachment was measured mean 16.3 ± 3.8 mm, and the non-bony attachment was found attached on the vastus intermedius tendon with mean width 21.7 ± 4.8 mm. The average thickness was 0.4 ± 0.1 mm and the length were inside assessed mean 67.9 ± 6.1 mm.<br />Conclusion: The medial patellofemoral ligament which dissected a complicated structure with bony and non-bony attachment and multi-connected to neighboring structures on both patella and femur side appears as a polygon-shaped complex structure.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1433-7347
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29947842
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-018-5013-4