Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using Double Limbed Rectus Femoris Autograft
Vinicios Barreto Melo, Saulo Santos Blunk, Sérgio Marinho de Gusmão Canuto, Lorran Coque Fonseca, Camilo Partezani Helito, Victor Bezerra de Menezes Monnerat, Pedro Baches Jorge · 2026
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Description
Vinicios Barreto Melo, Saulo Santos Blunk, and five co-authors describe a kneecap ligament rebuild using the patient's own thigh tendon. Their technique paper, from twenty twenty-six, targets repeat kneecap dislocations. The inner ligament that holds the kneecap is rebuilt when rest and therapy fail. Most methods need screws or bone tunnels in the kneecap.
Their graft comes from the rectus femoris tendon, cut with a stripper tool. The graft stays attached to the kneecap, sparing extra fixation. Its shape mirrors the natural ligament and gives enough thickness. Because no bone tunnels are drilled, growing teens can receive it. The paper walks through the surgical steps.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Vinicios Barreto Melo, Saulo Santos Blunk, Sérgio Marinho de Gusmão Canuto, Lorran Coque Fonseca, Camilo Partezani Helito, Victor Bezerra de Menezes Monnerat, Pedro Baches Jorge |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |