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Surgical Technique for Obligate Flexion Patellar Dislocation: Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction, Distal Femoral Osteotomy, Quadricepsplasty, and Lateral Retinacular Reconstruction with Dermal Allograft

Abstract

Lateral patellar dislocation is a relatively common pathology that can be surgically treated with a medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. In rare occurrences patients can present with patellar maltracking that results in obligate patellar instability in flexion but central tracking in extension. This presentation can be much more complicated to treat surgically and may require a combination of multiple patellofemoral procedures. In this technique we describe a four-pronged treatment approach for improving patellar tracking in a patient with obligate flexion patellar dislocation and valgus malalignment including VY quadricepsplasty, distal femoral osteotomy, medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction, and lateral retinacular and capsular reconstruction with a dermal allograft.

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Cartilage Restoration and Meniscus Transplantation

Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation and Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation Render Comparable Outcomes in the Setting of Failed Marrow Stimulation.

Liu JN, Agarwalla A, Garcia GH, Christian DR, Gowd, AK, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. (2019). Return to Sport and Work After High Tibial Osteotomy With Concomitant Medial Meniscal Allograft Transplant. Arthroscopy : the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 35(11), 3090–3096.

Yanke AB, Lee AS, Karas V, Abrams G, Riccio ML, Verma NN, Bach BR, Cole BJ. (2019). Surgeon Ability to Appropriately Address the Calcified Cartilage Layer: An In Vitro Study of Arthroscopic and Open Techniques. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 47, 363546519859851.

Liu, J. N., Gowd, A. K., Redondo, M. L., Christian, D. R., Cabarcas, B. C., Yanke, A. B., & Cole, B. J. (2019). Establishing Clinically Significant Outcomes After Meniscal Allograft Transplantation. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 7(1), 2325967118818462.

Hannon CP, Yanke AB, Farr J. (2018). Amniotic Tissue Modulation of Knee Pain-A Focus on Osteoarthritis. The Journal of Knee Surgery, (EFirst).

Gowd AK, Cvetanovich GL, Liu JN, Christian DD, Cabarcas BC, Redondo ML, Verma NN, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. (2018). Management of Chondral Lesions of the Knee: Analysis of Trends and Short-Term Complications Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. Arthroscopy : the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association

Chahla J, Sweet MC, Okoroha KR, Nwachukwu BU, Hinckel B, Farr J, Yanke AB, Bugbee WD, Cole BJ. (2018). Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in the Patellofemoral Joint: A Systematic Review. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 19(3), 363546518814236.

Urita A, Cvetanovich GL, Madden BT, Verma NN, Inoue N, Cole BJ, Yanke AB. (2018). Topographic Matching of Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation Using Lateral Femoral Condyle for the Treatment of Medial Femoral Condyle Lesions: A Computer-Simulated Model Study. Arthroscopy : the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 34(11), 3033–3042.

Saltzman, B. M., Redondo, M. L., Beer, A., Cotter, E. J., Frank, R. M., Yanke, A. B., & Cole, B. J. (2018). Wide Variation in Methodology in Level I and II Studies on Cartilage Repair: A Systematic Review of Available Clinical Trials Comparing Patient Demographics, Treatment Means, and Outcomes Reporting. Cartilage, 30(6), 1947603518809398.

Weber AE, Locker PH, Mayer EN, Cvetanovich GL, Tilton AK, Erickson BJ, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. (2018). Clinical Outcomes After Microfracture of the Knee: Midterm Follow-up. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 6(2), 2325967117753572.

Redondo ML, Beer AJ, Yanke AB. (2018). Cartilage Restoration: Microfracture and Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation. The Journal of Knee Surgery, 31(3), 231–238.

Saltzman BM, Cotter EJ, Stephens JP, Cvetanovich GL, Madden B, Wang K, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. (2018). Preoperative Tibial Subchondral Bone Marrow Lesion Patterns and Associations With Outcomes After Isolated Meniscus Allograft Transplantation. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 22, 363546517751690.

Yanke AB, Urita A, Shin JJ, Cvetanovich GL, Moran E, Bach BR, Cole BJ, Inoue N, Verma NN. Topographic Analysis of the Distal Femoral Condyle Articular Cartilage Surface: Adequacy of the Graft from Opposite Condyles of the Same or Different Size for the Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation. Cartilage, 91, 1947603517752056.

Yanke AB, Konopka M, Butty D, Meyer M, Cotter EJ, Espinoza Orias AA, Cole BJ. Effect of Vertical or Beveled Chondral Defect Creation on Rim Deformation and Contact. Cartilage, 42, 1947603517752058.

Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate for Cartilage Defects of the Knee: From Bench to Bedside Evidence

McCarthy, M. A., Meyer, M. A., Weber, A. E., Levy, D. M., Tilton, A. K., Yanke, A. B., & Cole, B. J. (2017). Can Competitive Athletes Return to High-Level Play After Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation of the Knee? Arthroscopy : the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 33(9), 1712–1717.

Lansdown, D. A., Riff, A. J., Meadows, M., Yanke, A. B., & Bach, B. R. (2017). What Factors Influence the Biomechanical Properties of Allograft Tissue for ACL Reconstruction? A Systematic Review. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1–15.

Meyer, M. A., Leroux, T. S., Levy, D. M., Tilton, A. K., Lewis, P. B., Yanke, A. B., & Cole, B. J. (2017). Flexion Posteroanterior Radiographs Affect Both Enrollment for and Outcomes After Injection Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 5(5), 2325967117706692.

Meyer MA, McCarthy MA, Gitelis ME, Poland SG, Urita A, Chubinskaya S, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. (2016). Effectiveness of Lavage Techniques in Removing Immunogenic Elements from Osteochondral Allografts. Cartilage.

Saltzman BM, Meyer MA, Weber AE, Poland SG, Yanke AB, & Cole BJ. (2017). Prospective Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes After Concomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Meniscal Allograft Transplantation at a Mean 5-Year Follow-up. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(3), 550–562.

Saltzman BM, Griffin JW, Wetters N, Meyer MA, Cole BJ, Yanke AB. (2016) Concomitant Arthroscopic Meniscal Allograft Transplantation and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy Techniques, 5(5), e1161–e1171.

Hamamoto JT, Leroux T, Chahla J, Bhatia S, Higgins JD, Romeo AA, Yanke AB, Verma NN. Assessment and Evaluation of Glenoid Bone Loss. Arthroscopy Techniques, 5(4), e947–e951.

Riboh JC, Cvetanovich GL, Cole BJ, Yanke AB. Comparative efficacy of cartilage repair procedures in the knee: a network meta-analysis. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 1–14.

Riboh, J. C., Saltzman, B. M., Yanke, A. B., & Cole, B. J. (2015). Human Amniotic Membrane-Derived Products in Sports Medicine: Basic Science, Early Results, and Potential Clinical Applications. The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Saltzman BM, Kuhns BD, Weber AE, Yanke AB, Nho SJ. (2016). Stem Cells in Orthopedics: A Comprehensive Guide for the General Orthopedist. American Journal of Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), 45(5), 280–326.

Fillingham, Y. A., Riboh, J. C., Erickson, B. J., Bach, B. R., & Yanke, A. B. (2016). Inside-Out Versus All-Inside Repair of Isolated Meniscal Tears: An Updated Systematic Review. The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Riboh JC, Saltzman BM, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. Human Amniotic Membrane-Derived Products in Sports Medicine: Basic Science, Early Results, and Potential Clinical Applications. The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Rabinowitz, J., Yanke, A. B., & Cole, B. J. (2015). Evaluating Healing of Allograft Tissues in the Shoulder – Cartilage and Bone. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 23(1), 18–23.

Riboh JC, Saltzman BM, Yanke AB, Fortier L, Cole BJ. Effect of Leukocyte Concentration on the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 0363546515580787.

Yanke, A. B., & Chubinskaya, S. (2015). The state of cartilage regeneration: current and future technologies. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. doi:10.1007/s12178-014-9254-7

Shin, J. J., Haro, M., Yanke, A. B., Mascarenhas, R., Romeo, A. A., Cole, B. J., et al. (2015). Topographic Analysis of the Capitellum and Distal Femoral Condyle: Finding the Best Match for Treating Osteochondral Defects of the Humeral Capitellum. Arthroscopy : the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2014.11.039

Cvetanovich, G. L., Yanke, A. B., McCormick, F., Bach, B. R., & Cole, B. J. (2015). Trends in Meniscal Allograft Transplantation in the United States, 2007 to 2011. Arthroscopy : the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2014.12.020

Yanke, A. B., & Chubinskaya, S. (2015). The state of cartilage regeneration: current and future technologies. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. doi:10.1007/s12178-014-9254-7

Yanke AB, Cole BJ. (2014). Microfracture: dead or the future? Orthopedics, 37(12), 798–800. doi:10.3928/01477447-20141124-02

Yanke AB, Chalmers PN, Frank RM, Friel NA, Karas V, Cole BJ. (2014). Clinical Outcome of Revision Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. Arthroscopy : the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2014.06.027

Click here to download the article: Clinical Outcome of Revision Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Minimum 2-Year Follow-up

Yanke AB, Wuerz T, Saltzman BM, Butty D, Cole BJ. (2014). Management of Patellofemoral Chondral Injuries. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 33(3), 477–500. doi:10.1016/j.csm.2014.03.004

Mascarenhas R, Yanke AB, Frank RM, Butty DC, Cole BJ. (2014). Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: Preoperative Assessment, Surgical Considerations, and Clinical Outcomes. The Journal of Knee Surgery. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1382080

McCormick F, Yanke AB, Provencher MT, Cole BJ: Minced articular cartilage-Basic science, surgical technique, and clinical application. Sports Med and Arthroscopy Review, 16(4): 217-220, 2008.

Cvetanovich GL, Chalmers PN, Yanke AB, Gupta AK, Klosterman EL, Verma NN, Romeo AA. Feasibility of an osteochondral allograft for biologic glenoid resurfacing. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery / American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons … [et al.]. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2013.07.038

Erickson BJ, Chalmers PN, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. Surgical management of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2013 Feb 3.

Chalmers PN, Yanke AB, Karas V, Sherman SL, Cole BJ. Combined cartilage restoration and distal realignment for patellar and trochlear chondral lesions. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

McNickle AG, L’Heureux DR, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. Outcomes of autologous chondrocyte implantation in a diverse patient population. Am J Sports Med. 2009 Jul.;37(7):1344–1350. PMID: 19286911

Van Thiel GS, Verma N, Yanke AB, Basu S, Farr J, Cole BJ. Meniscal Allograft Size Can Be Predicted by Height, Weight, and Gender. Arthroscopy, 2009 July; 25(7):722-727. PMID: 19560635

Gomoll AH, Yanke AB, Kang RW, Chubinskaya S, Williams JM, Bach BR, et al. Long-term effects of bupivacaine on cartilage in a rabbit shoulder model. Am J Sports Med. 2009 Jan.;37(1):72–77. PMID: 18832481

McCormick F, Yanke A, Provencher MT, Cole BJ. Minced articular cartilage-basic science, surgical technique, and clinical application. Sports Med Arthrosc, 2008 Dec; 16(4):217-20.PMID: 19011553

Rue J-PH, Yanke AB, Busam ML, McNickle AG, Cole BJ. Prospective evaluation of concurrent meniscus transplantation and articular cartilage repair: minimum 2-year follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2008 Sep.;36(9):1770–1778. PMID: 18483199

Chubinskaya S, Hakimiyan A, Rappoport L, Yanke A, Rueger DC, Cole BJ. Response of Human Chondrocytes Prepared for Autologous Implantation to Growth Factors. Journal of Knee Surgery, 2008 Jul;21(3):192-9. PMID: 18686480

Lewis PB, Williams JM, Hallab N, Virdi A, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. Multiple freeze-thaw cycled meniscal allograft tissue: A biomechanical, biochemical, and histologic analysis. J Orthop Res. 2008 Jan.;26(1):49–55. PMID: 17676620

Cole BJ, Yanke A, Provencher MT: Nonarthroplasty Alternatives for the Treatments of Glenohumeral Arthritis. J Shoulder and Elbow Surg. Jul 20 2007. PMID: 17644005

Chubinskaya S, Hakimiyan A, Pacione C, Yanke A, Rappoport L, Aigner T, Rueger D, Loeser RF. Synergistic Effect of IGF-1 and OP-1 on Matrix Formation by Normal and OA Chondrocytes Cultured in Alginate Beads. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Apr; 15(4):421-30, 2007. PMID: 1894688

Landis WJ, Jacquet R, Hillyer J, Lowder E, Yanke A, Siperko L, Asamura S, Kusuhara H, Enjo M, Chubinskaya S, Potter K, and Isogai N: Design and assessment of a tissue-engineered model of human phalanges and a small joint. Orthod Craniofac Res, Nov; 8(4): 303-12, 2005. PMID: 16238611

Patellofemoral Disorders – Yanke AB, Wuerz T, Saltzman BM, Butty D, Cole BJ. (2014). Management of Patellofemoral Chondral Injuries. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 33(3), 477–500. doi:10.1016/j.csm.2014.03.004

Chalmers PN, Yanke AB, Karas V, Sherman SL, Cole BJ. Combined cartilage restoration and distal realignment for patellar and trochlear chondral lesions. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

ACL Surgery

Yanke AB, Bell R, Lee A, Mather C, Shewman E, Wang VM, Bach BR. Regional mechanical properties of human patellar tendon allografts. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of theESSKA. doi:10.1007/s00167-013-2768-5

Yanke AB, Ellman MB, Sherman SL, Bach BR Jr. Graft-Tunnel Mismatch in Bone-Tendon-Bone ACL Reconstruction. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2012 Jun.;27(2):153–7.

Yanke AB, Bell RL, Lee AS, Shewman E, Wang VM, Bach BR. Central-Third Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Allografts Demonstrate Superior Biomechanical Failure Characteristics Compared With Hemi-Patellar Tendon Grafts. Am J Sports Med. Volume 41 Issue 11 November 2013 pp. 2521 – 2526, doi:10.1177/0363546513501780

Chalmers PN, Mall NA, Yanke AB, Bach BR. Contemporary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Outcomes: Does Technique Really Matter? Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine 21(1), 55–63. doi:10.1053/j.otsm.2012.10.008.

Yanke AB, Mall N, Sherman SL, Bach BR. 5 Points On: Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Am J Orthop. 2013;42(7):305-308

Yanke AB, Bell R, Lee A, Kang RW, Mather RC, Shewman EF, et al. The Biomechanical Effects of 1.0 to 1.2 Mrad of Gamma Irradiation on Human Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Allografts. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Feb 6. PMID: 23388672

Other Knee

Saltzman BM, Leroux T, Meyer MA, Basques BA, Chahal J, Bach BR, Yanke AB, Cole BJ. (2016). The Therapeutic Effect of Intra-articular Normal Saline Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 363546516680607

Harris JD, Abrams GD, Yanke AB, Hellman MD, Erickson BJ, Bach BR. Suture Anchor-Based Quadriceps Tendon Repair

Surgical Technique and Review of Literature. Orthopedics, 2014; 37(3):183-186

Sherman SL, Chalmers PN, Yanke AB, Bush-Joseph CA, Verma NN, Cole BJ, et al. Graft tensioning during knee ligament reconstruction: principles and practice. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2012 Oct.;20(10):633–45. PMID: 23027693

Nemani VM, Frank RM, Reinhardt KR, Pascual-Garrido C, Yanke AB, Drakos M, Warren RF. Popliteal venotomy during posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the setting of a popliteal artery bypass graft. Arthroscopy. 2012 Feb.;28(2):294–299. PMID: 22244104

Koyonos L, Yanke AB, McNickle AG, Kirk SS, Kang RW, Lewis PB, et al. A randomized, prospective, double-blind study to investigate the effectiveness of adding DepoMedrol to a local anesthetic injection in postmeniscectomy patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Am J Sports Med. 2009 Jun. p. 1077–1082. PMID: 19279226

Rotator Cuff Repair

Chalmers PN, Frank RM, Gupta AK, Yanke AB, Trenhaile SW, Romeo AA, Bach BR Jr, Verma NN. All-arthroscopic patch augmentation of a massive rotator cuff tear: surgical technique. Arthroscopy Techniques, 2013. 2(4), e447–51. doi:10.1016/j.eats.2013.07.003

Ferry AT, Provencher MT, Yanke AB, Verma NN, Bach BR, Romeo AA. Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repairs: Biomechanical Rationale and Techniques to Optimize Outcomes. Techniques in Shoulder/Elbow Surgery 9(1):1-9, March 2008.

Wang VM, Wang FC, McNickle AG, Friel NA, Yanke AB, Chubinskaya S, et al. Medial versus lateral supraspinatus tendon properties: implications for double-row rotator cuff repair. Am J Sports Med. 2010 Dec.;38(12):2456–2463. PMID: 20929937

Yanke A, Provencher MT, Cole BJ. Arthroscopic Double-Row and “Transosseous-Equivalent” Rotator Cuff Repair. Am J Orthop. Jun 2007;36(6):294-297. PMID: 17643143

Cole BJ, Gomoll AH, Yanke A, Pylawka T, Lewis P, Macgillivray JD, and Williams JM: Biocompatibility of a polymer patch for rotator cuff repair. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, May; 15(5):632-7, 2007. PMID: 16964514

Other Shoulder

We recently just published an article that showed we can avoid the cost and irradiation associated with CT scans through using automated 3D MRI technology that we developed at our institution. If you want to take a look you can download the article for free here. Thank you to all my co-authors especially Dr. Landsdown and Dr. Dawe.

Yanke AB, Shin J, Pearson I, Bach BR Jr, Romeo A, Cole BJ, , Verma N. Glenoid Bone Loss: Three Dimensional MRI versus CT Reconstructions. Arthroscopy : the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association.

Shin JJ, Mascarenhas R, Patel AV, Yanke AB, Nicholson GP, Cole BJ, Romeo AA, Verma NN. (2015). Clinical outcomes following revision anterior shoulder arthroscopic capsulolabral stabilization. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 1–7.

Mellano CR, Shin JJ, Yanke AB, Verma NN. Disorders of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon. Instr Course Lect 2015; 64: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Chalmers PN, Yanke AB, Cvetanovich GL, Verma NN, Romeo AA: Arthroscopic and open biceps tenodesis distal to the intertubercular groove. Orthopaedic Knowledge Online Journal 2013;11(7): Accessed July 1, 2013.

Ellman MB, Yanke AB, Juhan T, Verma NN, Nicholson GP, Bush-Joseph C, Romeo AA. Open repair of retracted latissimus dorsi tendon avulsion. Am J Orthopedics. June 2013, 42(6), 280–285.

Ellman MB, Yanke AB, Juhan T, Verma NN, Nicholson GP, Bush-Joseph C, Bach BR, Romeo AA. Open repair of an acute latissimus tendon avulsion in a Major League Baseball pitcher. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery: 22(7), e19–23. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2013.03.013

Bhatia S, Chalmers PN, Yanke AB, Romeo AA, Verma NN. (2012). Arthroscopic suprascapular nerve decompression: transarticular and subacromial approach. Arthroscopy Techniques, 1(2), e187–92. doi:10.1016/j.eats.2012.07.004

Yanke AB, Ghodadra N, Sherman SL, Romeo A, Verma MV. Arthroscopic Suprascapular Nerve Decompression: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Surgical Technique. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Web site: Orthopaedic Knowledge Online 2012 10(2): Accessed February 1, 2012

Yanke AB, Van Thiel GS, LeClere LE, Solomon DJ, Bach BR Jr, Provencher MT: Diagnosis and arthroscopic management of posterior shoulder instability. American Academy of Orthopaedic

Singaraju VM, Kang RW, Yanke AB, McNickle AG, Lewis PB, Wang VM, Williams JM, Chubinskaya S, Romeo AA, Cole BJ. Biceps Tendinitis in Chronic Rotator Cuff Tears: A Histological Perspective. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2008 Nov-Dec;17(6):898-904. PMID: 18786837

Alpert JM, Verma NN, Wysocki R, Yanke AB, Romeo AA. Arthroscopic Treatment of Multidirectional Shoulder Instability with Minimum 270° Labral Repair: Minimum 2 year follow-up. Arthroscopy, 2008 Jun;24(6):704-11. PMID: 18514115