The Results of Adductor Magnus Tenodesis in Adolescents with Recurrent Patellar Dislocation

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Surgical technique. (a) Incision. (b) Harvesting of the adductor magnus tendon lying under the vastus medialis. (c) Adductor magnus cut from its proximal insertion and suture with 1.0 Vicryl. (d) Preparation of the superomedial corner of the patellae. The knives show MPFL insertion to the patellae. (e) The patellae were drilled from the medial to lateral border. Drilling was started at the point where MPFL is inserted. (f) The adductor magnus tendon was passed through the patellae and sutured with 1.0 Vicryl with appropriate tension, with the knee flexed at 30°.

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