Bilateral medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in high-level athletes

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Oct;22(10):2465-9. doi: 10.1007/s00167-014-2990-9. Epub 2014 Apr 18.

Abstract

This report presents two cases of high-level athletes with bilateral patellar dislocations who were able to return to their preinjury level of activity after bilateral medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction, without any major complications. Patient 1 was a 19-year-old male volleyball player for a top-level college volleyball team, and patient 2 was a 24-year-old woman who was a member of a national-level adult softball team. MPFL reconstruction could be an effective treatment for bilateral patellar dislocation in high-level athletes. Level of evidence V.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthroplasty
  • Athletes
  • Baseball / injuries
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ligaments, Articular / surgery*
  • Male
  • Patellar Dislocation / surgery*
  • Patellofemoral Joint / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Volleyball / injuries
  • Young Adult