Key takeaways: Among 107 medial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstructions, researchers found a 5.1% complication rate. Surgeons should consider this technique vs. medial patellofemoral ...

Combined femoral tunnel preparation: A skin incision is made slightly posterior and proximal to the lateral epicondyle of the femur (Figure 4), and the iliotibial tract is longitudinally opened.

The MPFL is an extremely important ligament that helps guide and constrain the patella. When absent/torn the MPFL allows the incompetent MPFL allows the kneecap to move outward relative to the femur.

F.A.T.A.L.” is an algorithm for diagnosing post-op ACL issues, in an organized way. It’s also a new study in JAAOS. We have ...

Where Is the Femoral Artery Located? In the top third of your thigh, there's an area called the femoral triangle. The borders of this triangle are the inguinal ligament, the adductor longus muscle ...

It helps connect your thigh bone (femur) to your shin bone (tibia). It works with another ligament, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), to keep the bones from moving too far forward or backward.

FRACTURES of the tibial spines, like all the less common fractures, receive so little attention in medical literature that even the specialists lose contact with the trends of treatment. It seems ...