BREAKING NEWS / Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using a Free Gracilis Autograft

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BREAKING NEWS     Fixation of OCD lesions produces good outcomes in young athletes SEATTLE — A study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting demonstrated positive long-term outcomes for young athletes with osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions. Read more           Karen Briggs Positive outcomes seen at long-term follow-up after meniscal repair SEATTLE — Arthroscopic meniscal repair was found to have a high probability of positive outcomes at long-term follow-up, according to a study presented here. Read more           High success rates seen for combined meniscal, ACL repair SEATTLE — Concurrent meniscal and ACL repair has shown high rates of success, according to results of a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Read more

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	Medially subluxated patella after TKA Orthopedics — July 2014 Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using a Free Gracilis Autograft — by Paul Borbas, MD; et al. The authors describe a novel technique for reconstruction of the lateral patellofemoral ligament in a symptomatic medial subluxated patella resulting from total knee arthroplasty and extended lateral release in a 62-year-old patient. Read more