Factors affecting patellofemoral contact pressure during medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. A systematic review of cadaveric biomechanical testing
Junxing Shao, Yu Gao, Zhengwen Si, Modi Yang · 2025
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Junxing Shao, Yu Gao, Zhengwen Si, and Modi Yang wrote this 2025 review of what shapes kneecap joint pressure after a common knee operation. The operation rebuilds the medial patellofemoral ligament, a band that holds the kneecap steady. It is now a popular fix for an unstable kneecap, but its effect on joint pressure is unclear.
The review gathers studies done on human cadaver knees. It asks how choices made during surgery change the pressure between kneecap and thigh bone. The choices include graft type, tunnel placement, how tight the graft is set, and the angle at which it is fixed. The team searched PubMed and Web of Science for studies up to June 2023 and kept only cadaver tests that reported pressure data. Study quality was scored with a standard scale for cadaver research.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Junxing Shao, Yu Gao, Zhengwen Si, Modi Yang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |