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The Medial Patellofemoral Ligament

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The medial patellofemoral complex, consisting of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) and the medial patellotibial ligament, is the main passive stabiliser of the patellofemoral joint. Since it has been shown that rupture of the MPFL is the main pathological consequence of patellar dislocation and biomechanical studies have demonstrated that the MPFL is the main restraint against lateral patellar displacement, reconstruction of the MPFL has become a widespread technique for restoration of patellofemoral stability.

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  1. Imperial College London, London, Great Britain

    Andrew Amis & Joanna Stephen

  2. Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain

    David Deehan

  3. Sports Clinic Austria, Innsbruck, Austria

    Christian Fink

  4. Saumya Orthocare, Center for Advanced Surgeriesof the Knee Joint, Ahmedabad, India

    Deepak Goyal

  5. Radboud UMC Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    K. Groenen, A. Lentinga, A. V. Kampen & A. Rood

  6. Imperial College, London, Great Britain

    Punyawan Lumpaopong & Deiary Kader

  7. University of Twente and Radboud UMC Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    N. Verdonschot

  8. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Elizabeth A. Arendt MD

  9. Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, 9011, 6500 GM, The Netherlands

    K. C. Defoort, S. van Gennip, G. G. van Hellemondt, J. J. Schimmel & A. B. Wymenga

  10. Lyon Ortho Clinic, Lyon, France

    D. Dejour

  11. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Sander Koëter MD, PhD

  12. Isar Medizin Zentrum, Munich, Germany

    Philip Schoetlle

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  2. Klinikum Brandenburg Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany

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    Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs

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  5. Orthopedic Surgery, University of Amsterdam Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Amis, A. et al. (2014). The Medial Patellofemoral Ligament. In: Zaffagnini, S., Becker, R., Kerkhoffs, G., Espregueira Mendes, J., van Dijk, C. (eds) ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53983-1_9

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