Distally Based Patella Tendon Shortening With Medial Patellotibial Ligament Reconstruction.

Patella alta is a common pathoanatomic contributor to various knee pathologies, including patella instability, fat pad impingement, and patellar tendinopathy. The 2 most common surgical techniques used to treat patella alta include a distalizing tibial tubercle osteotomy and patella tendon imbrication. Although these 2 surgical techniques are effective, they are associated with significant surgical morbidity and a limiting postoperative course with prolonged rehabilitation.

All-soft tissue quadriceps tendon autograft and bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft demonstrate no significant ACL tunnel widening: An MRI comparison.

Purpose: This study sought to quantify the tunnel widening associated with quadriceps tendon (QT) autograft after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and compare it to bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) autografts.

Methods: A retrospective review of each ACLR performed at a single academic institution from 2011 to 2021 were reviewed. Subjects with repeat ipsilateral knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies performed after ACLR were included.

Snapping Complication After Partial-Thickness Quadriceps Tendon Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Report of 2 Cases.

Case: A 14-year-old adolescent girl and 18-year-old man underwent right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using quadriceps tendon (QT) autografts via partial-thickness harvest. While both patients initially recovered well, later they experienced a painful snapping in their knee localized to the lateral QT, just proximal to the patella. Surgical completion of the previous partial-thickness defect with imbrication provided resolution of symptoms at 4 and 9 months postoperatively, respectively.

Evaluation of a Military Global Health Engagement Mission for Critical Wartime Surgical Specialty Readiness.

Introduction: Surgical volume at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) has been gradually decreasing for roughly the past 2 decades. The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) Clinical Readiness Program linked surgical volume and readiness using a tool known as the KSA metric. However, the extent to which military medical missions contribute to the readiness of critical wartime specialties has not been evaluated using this metric.

Distinct risk profiles for short-term surgical complications and venous thromboembolism exist among extensor mechanism repair procedures.

Purpose: Extensor mechanism injuries, which comprise patella fractures, patella tendon tears and quadriceps tendon tears, are severely debilitating injuries and a common cause of traumatic knee pathology that requires surgical intervention. Risk factors for short-term surgical complications and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in this population have not been well characterised. The aim of this study was to identify perioperative risk factors associated with these short-term complications.