The Ribbon-shaped Femoral Footprint of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament: Implications for Reconstruction

We describe the ribbon-shaped footprint of the MPFL on the medial femur and the associated difficulty in identifying the origin as a single “point.” Varying isometry and biomechanical functions have been shown to exist within the most proximal and most distal fibers, suggesting the function of the MPFL may not be fully recreated with a tubular graft in a round tunnel. We review the anatomical descriptions of the elongated femoral footprint of the MPFL and describe our surgical technique to recreate this.
Source: Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research