Comparison of muscle activation levels and knee valgus between individuals with medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction and healthy individuals during …

G Harput, B Ulusoy, R Akmese, N Ergun - Clinical Biomechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction becomes first-choice surgical
procedure for patients with a history of lateral patellar dislocations but there is limited …

Changes in knee extensor strengths before and after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

T Matsushita, D Araki, T Matsumoto… - The Physician and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Quadriceps dysfunction has been suggested as a complication after medial
patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to investigate …

Biomechanical and functional outcomes after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: a pilot study

K Shams, CA DiCesare, BM Grawe… - … Journal of Sports …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Previous studies have acknowledged the medial patellofemoral ligament
(MPFL) as the primary stabilizer of the patella, preventing lateral displacement. MPFL …

Does knee joint proprioception alter following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction?

TO Smith, CJV Mann, ST Donell - The Knee, 2014 - Elsevier
Background This study firstly aimed to determine whether proprioception deficits, as
measured by joint position sense (JPS), occur in people following recurrent patellar …

Return-to-sport testing after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in adolescent athletes

MG Saper, P Fantozzi, V Bompadre… - … journal of sports …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Return to sport (RTS) after patellar stabilization surgery involves the return of
strength and dynamic knee stability, which can be assessed using isometric strength and …

[HTML][HTML] Functional outcome after recurrent patellar dislocation: Comparison of two surgical techniques—Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFL) vs …

M Keilani, S Palma, R Crevenna, C Gaudart… - Wiener Klinische …, 2019 - Springer
Background There is no final consensus regarding the ideal surgical technique for the
treatment of patellar dislocation. The aim of this retrospective pilot study was to describe …

Knee biomechanics during walking in recurrent lateral patellar dislocation are normalized by 1 year after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

M Asaeda, M Deie, N Fujita, N Shimada, N Orita… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Gait kinematics and kinetics of the knee before and after medial patellofemoral
ligament (MPFL) reconstruction in patients with recurrent lateral patellar dislocation (RPD) …

Patellofemoral kinematics during weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing knee extension in persons with lateral subluxation of the patella: a preliminary study

CM Powers, SR Ward, M Fredericson, M Guillet… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2003 - jospt.org
Study Design Single-group, repeated-measures design. Objective To compare
patellofemoral joint kinematics during weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing knee …

Rehabilitation variability following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

HM Lightsey, ML Wright, DP Trofa… - The Physician and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is an increasingly
utilized surgical option for recurrent patellar instability. Recent studies have highlighted the …

Lower-extremity muscle activity, kinematics, and dynamic postural control in individuals with patellofemoral pain

S Goto, N Aminaka, PA Gribble - Journal of sport …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Context: Altered lower-extremity muscle activity has been associated with lower-extremity
kinematics in individuals with patellofemoral pain (PFP). However, few studies have …