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- Title
The presence of a preoperative high-grade J-sign and femoral tunnel malposition are associated with residual graft laxity after MPFL reconstruction.
- Authors
Zhang, ZhiJun; Song, GuanYang; Zheng, Tong; Ni, QianKun; Feng, Hua; Zhang, Hui
- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyse the risk factors associated with residual graft laxity after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFL-R) in patients with recurrent patellar dislocation (RPD). Methods: A total of 312 consecutive patients (354 knees) with clinically diagnosed RPD who underwent MPFL-R from 2011 to 2015 were retrospectively analysed. Postoperative MPFL graft stability was assessed with patellofemoral stress radiography, and if the patellar central ridge surpassed the apex of the lateral femoral trochlea, the reconstructed MPFL was defined as having residual graft laxity. Finally, 15 patients who exhibited MPFL residual graft laxity (study group) were matched in a 1:2 fashion to 30 control participants (control group), who showed a normal postoperative patellar stability on stress radiography. Preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) was used to identify patients with a high-grade J-sign. Femoral tunnel position was assessed using 3D-CT to identify cases with femoral tunnel malposition. Potential predictors of MPFL residual graft laxity, including age, sex, a preoperative high-grade J-sign, femoral tunnel malposition, and several radiological parameters, were assessed by logistic regression analysis. Results: A preoperative high-grade J-sign was identified in 66.7% of the study group, which was significantly higher than that the 13.3% in the control group (P = 0.001). In addition, the presence of a preoperative high-grade J-sign (odds ratio, 11.9 [95% CI, 1.7–82.8]; P = 0.012) and femoral tunnel malposition (odds ratio, 8.2 [95% CI, 1.2–58.0]; P = 0.036) were determined to be independent risk factors associated with residual graft laxity after MPFL-R. Conclusion: The presence of a preoperative high-grade J-sign and femoral tunnel malposition are associated with residual graft laxity after MPFL-R in patients with RPD. These results may provide additional information for counselling patients on residual graft laxity after MPFL-R. Level of evidence: Level III.
- Subjects
PATELLOFEMORAL joint injuries; PATELLAR tendon; STRESS radiography; COMPUTED tomography; LOGISTIC regression analysis; BONE grafting
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2021, Vol 29, Issue 4, p1183
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-020-06140-z