Abstract

BACKGROUND: Repair and reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament
(MPFL) has been undertaken for the treatment of patellar instability. For successful
surgery detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the ligament is required. The aim
of this study was to describe the origin, structure and insertion of the MPFL.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied cadaveric knees from 30 Chinese adults.
We studied the origin, course and insertion of the MPFL.

RESULTS: We found that the MPFL was composed of two main strands, superficial
and deep. We also found that the insertion of the MPFL into the femur had three
common patterns. All three were located between the adductor tubercle and the
proximal part of superficial medial collateral ligament.

CONCLUSIONS: We have added to the anatomical knowledge of the structure of
the MPFL. Our study has implications for guiding bone tunnel positioning during
MPFL reconstruction surgery. (Folia Morphol 2018; 77, 2: 356–361)

Details

Title
An anatomical study of the origin, structure and insertion of the medial patellofemoral ligament
Author
Li, C.-H. 1 ; Ricketts, D. 2 ; Wang, X.-S. 1 ; Yu, T.-B. 3 ; Qi, C. 4 ; Zhu, Y.-L. 5 

 Department of Orthopedics,People’s Hospital of Rizhao Affiliated To Jining Medical University, Rizhao, China 
 Department of Trauma and Orthopedics,Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Bighton, United Kingdom 
 Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. [email protected] 
 Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China 
 department of Orthopedics,Shandong Province Western Hospital, Jinan, China 
First page
356
End page
361
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Wydawnictwo Via Medica
ISSN
00155659
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2464211110
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.